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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