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The Illusionist  is a 2010 French-Scottish animated comedy-drama film directed by Sylvain Chomet. The film is based on an unproduced script written by French mime, director and actor Jacques Tati in 1956. Controversy surrounds Tati's motivation for the script, which was written as a personal letter to his estranged eldest daughter, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel Pathe Pictures synopsis for The Illusionist in collaboration with his long-term writing partner Henri Marquet, between writing for the films Mon Oncle and Play Time. "In the Works: A black and white doc about shades of grey" by Alison Willmore. 02-21-2007. The Independent Eye film blog "Cut The Cute" by Ian Johns (2007-02-17) in The Times "Chomet Tackles Tati Script" Time Out. New York. Stefanou Eleni Stefanou (2007) "La postérité de M. Hulot", David Bellos (2008-03-25) "Jacques Tati Deux Temps Trois Mouvements". Matthieu Orlean (2009-05-08). Cinémathèque FrançaiseThe main character is a version of Tati animated by several people under the lead of Laurent Kircher.Stewart Blair (2010-03-18).   Berlin 2010 Illusionist The plot revolves around a struggling illusionist who visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician. Originally intended by Tati to be set in Czechoslovakia, Chomet relocated the film to Scotland in the late 1950s.Pendreigh, Brian (2007-06-22) " Chomet's Magic Touch." The Guardian. According to the director, "It's not a romance, it's more the relationship between a dad and a daughter." Comic genius Tati returns to screen in cartoon version of lost screenplay The Times by Brian Pendreigh, 2004-04-23 Sony's US press kit declares that the "script for The Illusionist was originally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from a father to his daughter, but never produced".

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Description	The Illusionist is a 2010 French-Scottish animated comedy-drama film directed by Sylvain Chomet. The film is based on an unproduced script written by French mime, director and actor Jacques Tati in 1956. Controversy surrounds Tati's motivation for the script, which was written as a personal letter to his estranged eldest daughter, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel Pathe Pictures synopsis for The Illusionist in collaboration with his long-term writing partner Henri Marquet, between writing for the films Mon Oncle and Play Time. "In the Works: A black and white doc about shades of grey" by Alison Willmore. 02-21-2007. The Independent Eye film blog "Cut The Cute" by Ian Johns (2007-02-17) in The Times "Chomet Tackles Tati Script" Time Out. New York. Stefanou Eleni Stefanou (2007) "La postérité de M. Hulot", David Bellos (2008-03-25) "Jacques Tati Deux Temps Trois Mouvements". Matthieu Orlean (2009-05-08). Cinémathèque FrançaiseThe main character is a version of Tati animated by several people under the lead of Laurent Kircher.Stewart Blair (2010-03-18). Berlin 2010 Illusionist The plot revolves around a struggling illusionist who visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician. Originally intended by Tati to be set in Czechoslovakia, Chomet relocated the film to Scotland in the late 1950s.Pendreigh, Brian (2007-06-22) " Chomet's Magic Touch." The Guardian. According to the director, "It's not a romance, it's more the relationship between a dad and a daughter." Comic genius Tati returns to screen in cartoon version of lost screenplay The Times by Brian Pendreigh, 2004-04-23 Sony's US press kit declares that the "script for The Illusionist was originally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from a father to his daughter, but never produced".
Description	The Illusionist is a 2010 French-Scottish animated comedy-drama film directed by Sylvain Chomet. The film is based on an unproduced script written by French mime, director and actor Jacques Tati in 1956. Controversy surrounds Tati's motivation for the script, which was written as a personal letter to his estranged eldest daughter, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel Pathe Pictures synopsis for The Illusionist in collaboration with his long-term writing partner Henri Marquet, between writing for the films Mon Oncle and Play Time. "In the Works: A black and white doc about shades of grey" by Alison Willmore. 02-21-2007. The Independent Eye film blog "Cut The Cute" by Ian Johns (2007-02-17) in The Times "Chomet Tackles Tati Script" Time Out. New York. Stefanou Eleni Stefanou (2007) "La postérité de M. Hulot", David Bellos (2008-03-25) "Jacques Tati Deux Temps Trois Mouvements". Matthieu Orlean (2009-05-08). Cinémathèque FrançaiseThe main character is a version of Tati animated by several people under the lead of Laurent Kircher.Stewart Blair (2010-03-18). Berlin 2010 Illusionist The plot revolves around a struggling illusionist who visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician. Originally intended by Tati to be set in Czechoslovakia, Chomet relocated the film to Scotland in the late 1950s.Pendreigh, Brian (2007-06-22) " Chomet's Magic Touch." The Guardian. According to the director, "It's not a romance, it's more the relationship between a dad and a daughter." Comic genius Tati returns to screen in cartoon version of lost screenplay The Times by Brian Pendreigh, 2004-04-23 Sony's US press kit declares that the "script for The Illusionist was originally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from a father to his daughter, but never produced".

Director	Sylvain Chomet
Director
Story	Jacques Tati
Story
Screenplay	Henri Marquet , Sylvain Chomet
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Cinematography
Editing	Sylvain Chomet
Editing

Starring	Jean-Claude Donda , Eilidh Rankin
Starring
Music	Sylvain Chomet
Music
Runtime	79 minutes
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Country	France,United Kingdom
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Language	French , English , Gaelic
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Producer	Sally Chomet , Bob Last
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Studio	Pathé,Django Films
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Distributor	Warner Bros. {{small\|(France/UK)}} , Sony Pictures Classics {{small\|(US) StudioCanal (Germany)}}
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Released	df=y/2010/06/16 (France) /2010/08/20 (United Kingdom)
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Budget	$17 million
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Gross	$5.6 million
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