Lisa is a 2001 French-Swiss romantic drama war film directed by Pierre Grimblat based on the novel Théâtre dans la nuit by Patrick Cauvin,[2][3] starring Jeanne Moreau, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel and Sagamore Stévenin.[4] It was released theatrically in France by Capitol Films on 10 January 2001.[1]

Lisa
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Directed byPierre Grimblat
Screenplay byDidier Cohen
Pierre Grimblat
Gérard Mordillat
Based onThéâtre dans la nuit
by Patrick Cauvin
Produced byJean-Luc Azoulay
Paul Giovanni
Pierre Grimblat
Marie-Astrid Lamboray
StarringJeanne Moreau
Marion Cotillard
Benoît Magimel
Sagamore Stévenin
CinematographyWalther van den Ende
Edited byMarie-Sophie Dubus
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
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Distributed byCapitol Films
Release date
  • 10 January 2001 (2001-01-10) (France)[1]
Running time
109 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageFrench[1]

Plot

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After he finds an uncompleted film from 1939 called "Princess Marushka", Sam, a filmmaker, becomes intrigued with the young actor Sylvain Marceau. Sam decides to make a documentary about Sylvain and interviews those who knew him, including an old lady named Lisa Morain. Through her interview, Sam learns the story of Lisa and Sylvain's doomed love affair during World War II.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award / Film Festoval Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2001 Schermi d'Amore Verona Film Festival Best Actress Marion Cotillard Won [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Lisa de Pierre Grimblat (2000)". UniFrance. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Lisa (1999) Pierre Grimblat". La Cinémathèque française. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (8 June 2001). "Review: 'Lisa'". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Lisa (2001) - Trailer with Marion Cotillard, Jeanne Moreau and Benoit Magimel". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "La storia di Schermi d'Amore > 2001". Comune di Verona. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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