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3.4.11

L is for...L'illusionniste

I have never had an urge to go to Edinburgh, not because I think it's not a nice place but I've just never had the urge to go and see it. Until I watched L'illusionniste. The story is essentially about a stage magician who moves from France to Britain (England, then Scotland, more specifically) in search of work, and meets a girl who decides to tag along. And it is when it moves to Scotland, to Edinburgh, that it became a visual treat for me and gave me this unending urge to visit the city. Here are some screen caps of my favourite moments of Edinburgh in the movie: