The Screen Illusion

Name: The Screen Illusion
Director: Mathieu Amalric
Released: 2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. (Chicago International Film Festival)

Runtime: 80

Release date: 2010-12-10

<article> <figure> <img src="http://www.moviesom.com/resources/20150216211140social.jpg" title='The Screen Illusion' alt='The Screen Illusion'/> </figure> <h1>The Screen Illusion</h1> <p>In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. (Chicago International Film Festival)</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 80</summary> <summary>Release date: 2010-12-10</summary></details> </article>