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.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Gabriel Yared
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Didier CohenWriter
- Pierre GrimblatWriter
- Gérard MordillatWriter
- Claude KlotzNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 9, 2001
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France, Switzerland
Production
Cast
Jeanne MoreauLisa (old)
Marion CotillardLisa (young)
Benoît MagimelSam
Sagamore StéveninSylvain Marceau- Julia Vaidis-BogardHenriette
Michel JonaszBenjamin
Catherine ArditiMarina
Denise ChalemSimone
Johan LeysenProfessor Seyden
Jacques PaterCastellain- Micky El MazrouiSamy
Marisa BerensonPrincess Maruschka
Pierre DherteEdouard
Filip PeetersColonel von Boll
Hélène TheunissenMme Ergolsheim
Christian CrahayCreystein- Alexander WajnbergLeinwandhendlen (as Alexandre Wajnberg)
- Anne ChappuisHélène Wintrof
Michael HirschSilberman- Marie-Paule KumpsMilena Cohen
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