Sylvain Chomet

The Illusionist
the main character in this film will be an animated version of the french mime, director and actor Jacques Tati. 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. the film will be set in scotland in the late 1950s.
the film will be based on an unproduced script that the Tati wrote in collaboration with famed screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. the script was passed to writer/director Sylvain Chomet by Tati's daughter, Sophie Tatischeff. Tatischeff suggested an animated film as she did not want an actor to play her father.
release date 2009 (france).


The Illusionist will be the second animated feature film by Sylvain Chomet. the first being The Triplets of Belleville (released in 2003).
the plot for The Triplets of Belleville revolves around Madame Souza and her pooch Bruno who team up with the belleville sisters (an aged song-and-dance team) to rescue Madame Souza's grandson who was kidnapped during the tour de france.
but the last thing that matters in this film is the plot. for me, it was all about the unique blend of style, characters, and method of storytelling with barely any dialogue.

The Triplets of Belleville | Movie Trailers

frogman, based on what i've seen in the movie above, you should NEVER step foot in france.