The 30th Atlantic Film Festival Sylvain Chomet’s THE ILLUSIONIST tells the story of an aging magician, being pushed out of the spotlight and into the margins by rock and roll, television, and all the other shiny things that kids were into those days. Forced to find work wherever he can, the magician eventually encounters a young Scottish girl, who believes in his magic. Their relationship, based on this misunderstanding, is both beneficial and detrimental to both of them, in subtle ways. THE ILLUSIONIST is, essentially, as good as it gets. It’s sentimental without being sappy, it’s funny without being broad
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