Lost Illusions

Lucien is a young poet unknown in 19th century France. He has high hopes and wants to forge a destiny for himself. He left the family printing house in his native province to try his luck in Paris, on the arm of his protector. Soon left to his own devices in the fabulous city, the young man will discover the backstage of a world dedicated to the law of profit and pretense. A human comedy where everything is bought and sold, literature like the press, politics like feelings, reputations like souls. He will love, he will suffer, and survive his illusions.