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The story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rockstars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever.

Primary Title
  • The Illusionist = L'illusionniste
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 27 September 2012
Release Year
  • 2010
Start Time
  • 15 : 40
Finish Time
  • 16 : 57
Duration
  • 77:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • The story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rockstars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • French
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Magicians--Drama
  • Scotland--Drama
  • Animated films--France
  • Animated films--Great Britain
Genres
  • Animation
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Sylvain Chomet (Director)
  • Sylvain Chomet (Writer)
  • Jacques Tati (Writer)
  • Jean-Claude Donda (Voice)
  • Eilidh Rankin (Voice)
  • Sally Chomet (Producer)
  • Bob Last (Producer)
  • Pathé (Production Unit)
  • Django Films (Production Unit)
  • Ink.Digital (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Magicians--Drama
  • Scotland--Drama
  • Animated films--France
  • Animated films--Great Britain