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La Légende

1993 · 1h 20m · Comedy, Drama

IMDb 4.6

This French drama has all the theatrical mystique you could want—a haunting premise about loss, identity, and second chances wrapped in that delicious magic realism vibe. Without cast or director info to anchor it, it's a bit of a gamble, but if you're in the mood for something moody and character-driven with genuine emotional stakes, it's worth a shot tonight.

Plot

A young girl sees the theater in which her parents play burn down, and they disappear in the fire. Twenty years later, the orphan girl, who has become an actress, is summoned by a director who wants to remount the play and offers her the role of her mother on condition that she finds the text. Immediately, and as if by magic, the father, like the ghost of the opera, reappears and dictates his conditions for access.

Director: Jérôme Diamant-Berger

Cast: Jean Yanne, Nathalie Grauwin, Rémi Martin, Yann Collette, Ann-Gisel Glass

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