With a knowing nod to Jacques Tati, French animator Sylvain Chomet has crafted a gently comic and elegiac film, says Philip French
Reel review
The Illusionist: 'Chomet's film sings to us in sight gags and pencil lines'
Sylvain Chomet's animation is a sweet, sad eulogy that celebrates the dying art of conjuring through the dying art of hand-drawn cartoons, says Xan Brooks
Trailer park
Film trailer: The Illusionist
An animated take on a Jacques Tati screenplay
June 2010
Edinburgh film festival opening night: premiere of The Illusionist
Edinburgh film festival review: The Illusionist
April 2009
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Paul Howlett on The Illusionist | The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly | Buffalo Soldiers
March 2007
Now you see her ...
Other films: The Illusionist | A Guide to Recognising Your Saints | Freedom Writers | Material Girls | Middletown
