The Illusionist

DVD 2011

A down-on-his-luck illusionist befriends a pretty admirer, and finds that his constant quest to impress her may be his ultimate downfall in this animated fable based on an original screenplay by Jacques Tati and directed by Sylvain Chomet. Now that the theaters and large performance venues have been taken over by rock bands and pop singers, the illusionist has been forced to ply his trade at small gatherings in bars, cafés, and basements in orde...

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Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby digital 5.1
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: PG

Notes:

Title from container
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010
Separated from Blu-ray/DVD combo pack
Special features: The making of The illusionist ; the animation process: a race look at the line tests and progession sequences
Music by Sylvain Chomet ; art director, Bjarne Hansen ; visual effects, Jean-Pierre Bouchet
Voices: Duncan MacNeil, Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda, Raymond Mearns
DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback); widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
Subtitled in English, English for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

825016

UPC:

043396378841

Other Authors:

Chomet, Sally
Chomet, Sylvain, 1963-
Ciné B (Firm)
Django Films
Donda, Jean-Claude
Last, Bob
MacNeil, Duncan
Mearns, Raymond
Pathé Pictures
Rankin, Eilidh
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Studio Canal+
Tati, Jacques

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