L'ILLUSIONNISTE (THE ILLUSIONIST) is an animated film set in 1959 about a struggling magician who finds that his act is no longer considered fashionable in a rapidly changing world.

Suicide

In one sequence a character is seen standing on a chair in his hotel room with his head in a noose intending to commit suicide. However, he is interrupted and decides not to go through with it, instead finding a renewed zest for life.

Smoking

There are frequent scenes of adult characters smoking, as was common in the period in which the film is set.