Last year I made several posts about Sylvain Chomet's new animated feature , The Illlusionist ("L'Illusionniste") .
Time to mention it again.
Now that the film has received an Academy Award nomination as "Best Animated Feature Film" and is in a somewhat wider release pattern I wanted to post the release schedule from Sony Classics. Here is where the film is currently playing or will be opening soon:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/theillusionist/dates.html
If the film is playing in your city or close-by I highly recommend you see this sumptuously animated film. Especially if classical hand-drawn animation is something you are passionate about then you owe it to yourself to see and support this beautiful, poignant film on the big screen.
Here is the North American Trailer -
(I suggest that you switch the video settings to HD , watch full-screen).
Here is some artwork from the film:
Production Drawings & Backgrounds from The Illusionist
Pencil Tests from The Illusionist
Excellent review of the film by Mark Mayerson:
"The Illusionist" a review by Mark Mayerson
Roger Ebert's review:
"The Illusionist" reviewed by Roger Ebert
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The North American (Sony Classics) website for the film:http://www.sonyclassics.com/theillusionist/
The French (Pathé) website for the film :
http://www.lillusionniste-lefilm.com/#/homeSylvain Chomet at the animation table -
