Lisa

Overview

Stumbling across an uncompleted 1939 film called "Princess Marushka", filmmaker Sam becomes intrigued with the young actor Sylvain Marceau, who last appeared in the film. Hoping to discover the mystery behind Sylvain's disappearance, Sam decides to make a documentary and sets off to interview those who knew Sylvain, including elderly Lisa Morain. Through her interview, Sam learns the story of Lisa and Sylvain's doomed love affair on the eve of World War II.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 9, 2001

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Canal+,France 2 Cinéma,TSR,Hamster Productions,JLA Productions,Benjamin Films

Cast

Jean-Francois Noville,Patrick Leech,Johan Leysen,Jean-Luc Couchard,Marie-Paule Kumps,Marisa Berenson,Frédéric Geerts,Jeanne Moreau,Catherine Graindorge,Denise Chalemand 26 more

Director

Pierre Grimblat

Writer

Pierre Grimblat,Gérard Mordillat,Didier Cohen,Claude Klotz

Producer

Marie-Astrid Lamboray,Pierre Grimblat,Jean-Luc Azoulay,Paul Giovanni

Cinematography

Walther van den Ende

Music

Gabriel Yared

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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