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DOES THE WORLD have any more need for the Young Man from the Provinces? That figure, as aptly defined by the critic Lionel Trilling, describes a plethora of characters who populated nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, from Stendhal’s Julien Sorel and Flaubert’s Frederic Moreau to Dickens’s Pip and Fitzgerald’s Jay Gatsby. He (and it is almost always a “he”) “stands outside life and seeks to enter,” according to Trilling; possessed of talent and ambition but devoid of mo...

Xavier Giannoli’s headlong adaptation of a Balzac novel paints a timely picture of literary ambition and media corruption in 19th-century France.

New movies this week include going back to the dinosaurs in ‘Jurassic World Dominion’, Adam Sandler in ‘Hustle’, and more!

The sound of scandal is in the air. Music Box Films has revealed the official US trailer for a compelling French period comedy drama titled Lost

“Lost Illusions” is a visually engrossing French adaptation of a serial novel by the same name written by Honoré de Balzac between 1837 and 1843.

Veteran French actor Gerard Depardieu will remain under formal investigation for alleged...

UPDATE, writethru: Xavier Giannoli’s Lost Illusions scooped the Best Film prize at France’s César Awards this evening in Paris. Along with the top honor, the period drama adapte… #leoscarax #lostillusions #forannetteupdate #xaviergiannoli #writethru #perioddrama

Lost Delusions, an adaptation of Balzac's novel about the press and its abuses, signed by Xavier Giannoli, triumphed Friday at the Césars, the prestigious award ceremony of French cinema, which was,…

That movie magic arrives in town this week with Glasgow Film Festival. Meanwhile, RSA Contemporaries 2022 showcases some of Scotland's most exciting artists, and Self Esteem plays Glasgow.

Orange Studio has signed a two-year distribution deal with the aggregation company Under...