Illusion

Illusion

1975 · 12 min · ★ 6.5 · Animation

A group of schoolchildren playing in an idyllic natural landscape are visited by a mysterious magician who entertains them with his transformations. But he soon proves sinister as he begins to transform the landscape into a grim, unsmiling metropolis.

Directed by Frédéric Back · Written by Frédéric Back

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