L'Apparition de la Joconde (2011)
Directed by François Lunel

Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Mona Lisa Has Vanished

Film Synopsis

Franck, a screenwriter struggling to come to terms with the break-up of his marriage, is invited to Paris by a French film producer to write a screenplay.  After several days of fruitless effort, he is visited by Lisa, a strange individual who claims she has just escaped from Leonardo da Vinci famous painting, the Mona Lisa...
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Film Credits

  • Director: François Lunel
  • Script: François Lunel, Viviane Zingg
  • Cinematographer: Christophe Debraize-Bois
  • Cast: Serge Riaboukine (Frank Brettnacher), Vanessa Glodjo (Lisa), Pierre Renverseau (Le garçon d'hôtel), Dominique Besnehard, Stefano Cassetti, Grégoire Colin, Cyrielle Debreuil
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 81 min
  • Aka: Mona Lisa Has Vanished

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