"The Illusionist"

[Bluescelt]

I went to see "The King's Speech" on saturday (it was great) and before the film among the trailers played was "The Illusionist". An animated film that takes place in Edinburgh circa 1950? Following is the official description.

Following on the heels of his brilliant 2003 hit, Les Triplettes de Belleville, director Sylvain Chomet returns to the Festival with The Illusionist, another beautifully drawn and poignant work of animation. Based on an unproduced script by Jacques Tati, the film follows forlorn and timeworn Tatischeff, a shabby but dignified magician trying to find an audience in a world of fifties rock and roll and consumerism. Tatischeff, a relic from the days of spectacle, is forced to book increasingly far-flung shows just to earn a living. His lonely journeys bring him to Edinburgh, where he meets a poor Gaelic lass who naively believes that he is, in fact, magic. Charmingly innocent, the girl sees Tatischeff as the conjurer he wants to be, not the relic everyone thinks he is, and he lovingly buys her new shoes and dresses to replace her tattered rags. Guilelessly, she believes he pulls them out of thin air, so he secretly takes on night shifts at gas stations and department stores to support her and to keep her dream alive.

[xman]

if it's half as god as Triplets was it'll be great. Thanks for the notice.

[Irish Jack O'Brian]

The trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVG1...ayer_embedded#!

[MacGuffin]

Just saw it a while ago.

[MacGuffin]

I saw The Illusionist last Sunday and I really enjoyed it.The animation is quite stunning (especially the scenes in the Isles and the panoramic view of 1950's Edinburgh).
Did I mention that there are also kilts in this film (and a cantankerous rabbit out for unsuspecting hands)?

[MacGuffin]

On another note,I liked the use Gaelic in the film ,though it is only a few utterances here and there. Actually, now that I think about it there wasn't mush conversation to begin with.