What is it about?
Immediately after the publication of La Vie avant soi, Romain Gary’s younger cousin Paul Pavlovich was played by Emile Ajar. The press, editors, readers, everyone is on it. Well, almost everyone: Adele, a literature student at La Sorbonne, is convinced that Emile Adjar and Romain Garry are the same writer. He goes to find Gary on Rue du Bac, where he lives, to confront him. Will she condemn him? Or will the magician manage to drag him into the illusion?
L’Enchanteur, Monday 12 February at 21:10 on France 2.
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Directed by Philippe Lefebvre with a screenplay by Maria Pourchet and François-Henri Deserables, L’Enchanteur is a 90-minute TV movie that plunges us into the heart of the literary world of the 1970s.
For the role of famous novelist Romain Gary, the production called the very talented Charles Berlin. Claire de La Rüe du Can and Pierre Perrier lend their qualities to Adele, a young student, as well as Paul Pavlovich, the writer’s nephew.
Finally, Miranda Raison, Anne Charrier, Philipine Deller, Gaspar Mayer-Shorand, Scully Delpeirat, Arthur Remy, Dominique Bastien, Clement Moreau round out the cast.
Is it worth checking out?
Inspired by the true story of Romain Garry, The Magician takes us to the heart of the greatest literary deception of the 20th century.
At the end of his career, tired of his image as a writer and losing critical interest, Romain Gary decided to reinvent himself in the 1970s under the pseudonym Emile Ajar. The press, the editors, the readers, all fall for it and see nothing but fire.
But now the huge success of his novel “The Life Before You” is exciting, and the identity of Emil Ajar intrigues as well as fascinates. In order to put out this fire and hide his true identity, Romain Gary asks his nephew, Paul Pavlovich, to give Ajar a face.
While Romain Gary is already on the verge of winning the prestigious Goncourt prize for the second time, which is impossible in principle according to the rules of this competition, the young student Adele realizes that she is with Emile Ajar. Will she condemn him?
More than a simple desire to deceive people, the creation of this dual identity is primarily a quest for rebirth, subject to irrevocable oblivion. And that’s what the movie tells us.
L’Enchanteur takes us to Paris in the 1970s, an emblematic period of French literature, and takes us into literary creation. As the line between reality and illusion blurs, the film brilliantly explores the complexities of human identity, capable of re-inventing and enthralling the world through fiction.
With a brilliant, whimsical and playful script and a production that perfectly captures the atmosphere of this era, The Enchanter draws us into its story without much difficulty.
If Charles Berling is incredible as Roman Gary, his resemblance to the novelist is sometimes uncanny, Claire from La Rüe du Can brings a certain freshness and innocence to the role of Adele. Enough to offer a great on-screen duo.
Between the masterful production, captivating script, and expertly cast cast, The Enchanter is truly a pleasant surprise that pays tribute to this visionary writer.
Captivating from start to finish, L’Enchanteur will not only delight those who know the story of this novelist who shook the history of French literature, but it will fascinate others as well.
Source: Allocine
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