Lost Illusions, Illusions perdues, trailer

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lowerclass poet, is madly in love with the baroness Louise de Bargeton. The risk of scandal forces them to flee to Paris where they hope to live and love freely. Lucien soon finds rejection and loses the baronesss support. He finds himself alone, penniless, hungry, and humiliated until the day he seeks revenge by writing controversial yet banal articles. Inside the Paris he so coveted, he finds a cynical world where everything and everyone can be bought and sold. Can he find his way and remain faithful to his hopes and dreams Adapted from Balzac s early19thcentury novel Lost Illusions. directed by Xavier Giannoli, 2021