JIFF: Just an Illusion

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Just an Illusion

"I can’t remember the last time I felt so sorry when a film ended...genuinely moving, as well as very funny." – Jerusalem Post

Australian Premiere

A lively, crowd-pleasing comedy from the directing duo behind The Intouchables, and starring French icons Louis Garrel and Camille Cottin, Just an Illusion is a deeply authentic and relatable story about family, friendship, and growing up.

It's 1985. Vincent, on the precipice of his bar mitzvah, lives in the suburbs of Paris with his middle-class Jewish family, caught between an older brother who brushes him off and parents who never stop arguing. No longer a kid but not yet an adult, Vincent fumbles through life's big questions about identity, friendship and first crushes, and tries to find his own rhythm in a family that is out of sync.

A major box office hit in France, this nostalgic trip through the era of mixtapes and first computers is alive with the vibrant pop spirit of the 80s and soundtracked by the likes of The Cure and Imagination, but will resonate across all generations.

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Duration

114 min

Country

France

Language

French (English subtitles)

Cast

Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Pierre Lottin

Director

Éric Toledano,Olivier Nakache