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Illusions perdues (1966)

Illusions perdues poster
Genre
drama
Country
France
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young poet tries to climb the social ladder in 19th century Paris, dealing with publishers, theater people, and changing loyalties. It is a French mini-series in black and white based on a Balzac novel.

literaryperiodblack-and-whiteslow-burnobservationalbittersweetclassyunderstated

What happens

Illusions perdues est un mini-série française en quatre épisodes de 100 minutes, en noir et blanc, réalisé par Maurice Cazeneuve d'après le roman éponyme d'Honoré de Balzac, et diffusé à partir du 5 mars 1966 sur la première chaîne de l’ORTF. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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