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Lost Illusions

Lost Illusions

Oct 20, 2021
149 min
DramaRomanceHistory
7.4/ 10
522 votes

Overview

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

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TMDB
7.4/10
522 votes
IMDB
7.4/10
6,981 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
81/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$20,800,000Production cost
Box Office$8,600,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$12,200,000Loss
ROI
-58.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$126,391Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

9 wins & 23 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Criticism is easy, and art is difficult"

Status

Released

Original Language

fr

Budget

$20,800,000

Revenue

$8,600,000

Production Companies

Curiosa FilmsFrance 3 CinémaPictanovouMediaGaumontGabriel Inc.

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