Lisa (2001)

01/09/2001 (FR) • 1h 49m

Drama, Romance, War

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

france

world war ii

female protagonist

1930s

love story

film within a film

actress

filmmaker

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