Lisa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Grimblat
Screenplay by	Didier Cohen Pierre Grimblat Gérard Mordillat
Based on	Théâtre dans la nuit by Patrick Cauvin
Produced by	Jean-Luc Azoulay Paul Giovanni Pierre Grimblat Marie-Astrid Lamboray
Starring	Jeanne Moreau Marion Cotillard Benoît Magimel Sagamore Stévenin
Cinematography	Walther van den Ende
Edited by	Marie-Sophie Dubus
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Production companies	Hamster Productions JLA Productions Benjamin Films France 2 Cinéma Canal+ Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
Distributed by	Capitol Films
Release date	10 January 2001 (2001-01-10) (France)[1]
Running time	109 minutes[1]
Countries	France[1] Switzerland[1]
Language	French[1]

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]

Plot

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

• Jeanne Moreau as Lisa Morain
• Marion Cotillard as Young Lisa
• Benoît Magimel as Sam
• Sagamore Stévenin as Sylvain Marceau
• Julia Vaidis-Bogard [fr] as Henriette
• Michel Jonasz as Benjamin
• Catherine Arditi [fr] as Marina
• Denise Chalem [fr] as Simone
• Johan Leysen as Professor Seyden
• Micky El Mazroui as Samy
• Jacques Pater [fr] as Castellain
• Marisa Berenson as Princess Maruschka
• Pierre Dherte as Edouard
• Filip Peeters as Colonel von Boll
• Hélène Theunissen as Mrs. Ergolsheim
• Pierre Grimblat [fr] as Serge Mauro

Awards and nominations