Movie

Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort

2017 2h 0m Released

Drama

An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent energy and a plot abounding in tragic twists of fate. An ambivalent character, both regal in bearing and warmly protective, cruel and yet loving, rapacious and indomitable even in the face of madness, this ’Machiavelli among miscreants’ destined to become chief of police, uses his conquests to advance relentlessly in the pursuit of his aims whilst keeping his hand closely hidden. Guy Cassiers, working for the first time with the Paris Opera, portrays a three-tiered society where some rise and others fall.

Cast

Laurent Naouri Vautrin / Trompe-la-mort / Julie Fuchs Esther C Cyrille Dubois Lucien de Rubempré M Marc Labonnette Le Baron de Nucingen I Ildikó Komlósi Asie P Philippe Talbot Eugène de Rastignac