"Lost Illusions" - French Film Festival

LA Pierce College's third French Film festival continues with "LOST ILLUSIONS / LES ILLUSIONS PERDUES" (2021) [144 min], an adaptation of the famous Balzac novel. 

Followed by a Q&A with Prof. Yeprem Davoodian and Prof. Jennifer Rosenberg, Department of Communication. Multicultural Center. 

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, is madly in love with the baroness Louise de Bargeton. The risk of scandal forces them to flee to Paris where they hope to live and love freely. Lucien soon finds rejection and loses the baroness’s support. He finds himself alone, penniless, hungry, and humiliated until the day he seeks revenge by writing controversial – yet banal – articles. Inside the Paris he so coveted, he finds a cynical world where everything – and everyone – can be bought and sold. Can he find his way and remain faithful to his hopes and dreams?

Final film: A sixth film, "Gagarine," will premiere as part of Multicultural Day on April 20.