Lost Illusions
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Film Information
| Theater | Lynn Wyatt Theater |
| Directed by | Xavier Giannoli |
| Year | 2022 |
| Length | 150 minutes |
| Country | France |
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Lost Illusions
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Film Information
| Theater | Lynn Wyatt Theater |
| Directed by | Xavier Giannoli |
| Year | 2022 |
| Length | 150 minutes |
| Country | France |
Lost Illusions
Directed by Xavier Giannoli
(France, 2022, digital, in French with English subtitles)
“Fast-paced and hugely entertaining” —Vulture.com
Lucien (Benjamin Voisin), an idealistic young poet in 19th-century France, leaves his provincial town for Paris on the arm of his admirer (Cécile de France). When a writer (Vincent Lacoste) introduces Lucien to the business of journalism, where wordsmiths make or break the reputations of actors and artists with insouciant impunity, Lucien discovers that the written word can be an instrument of both beauty and deceit. A sumptuous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s epic novel, Lost Illusions earned seven César Awards (French Oscars).
Visiting Guidelines Masks are recommended in Museum auditoriums. Advance tickets are also recommended. In the interest of your personal safety and community health, please observe all precautions set forth by the MFAH—learn more here. Doors open 30 minutes before the screening starts. No late entry.
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The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Consulate General of Italy in Houston; Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles; Consulate General of Brazil in Houston; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.