Veteran animator Sylvian Chomet is responsible for some of the most profoundly gorgeous and achingly honest modern pictures. He expresses such tangible humanity through two-dimensional drawings that it is easy to forget the characters and environments you are immersed in could easily be eliminated by an eraser. Across a glorious filmography, never has he stuck these chords with more efficiency than with The Illusionist. A heart-rendering tale of a French magician who finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland in which he meets a young woman, Chomet's picture is adapted from a Jacques Tati story which never made it to screen in time. Aided by ravishing cinematography and a score so tenderly organic it'll bring a tear to the eye, the film infuses the wit and whimsy of the great filmmaker whilst perfectly projecting individualism and artistry throughout. The Illusionist serves as both melancholic final act to Tati's career, and a startlingly sumptuous addition to the growing French animated output.
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Film Studies degree graduate from the University of Brighton.
