Quasimodo

Name: Quasimodo
Director: Jean-François Richet
Genre: Drama
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Karim Leklou, Daphné Patakia, Benjamin Voisin

Drama

Director: Jean-François Richet

Cast: Vincent Cassel, Karim Leklou, Daphné Patakia, Benjamin Voisin

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Set in Paris on the eve of the July Revolution (1830), this film is a reimagining of the life of the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s iconic character, Quasimodo. As the cholera epidemic spreads through the city, he’s caught between political turmoil and an impossible love.

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Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jean-François Richet, Quasimodo offers a gripping, reimagined take on the iconic Hunchback character, set against the backdrop of political turmoil and a cholera epidemic in 1830s Paris. Starring a talented cast led by Vincent Cassel, this drama blends historical context with themes of forbidden love and the struggles of societal outcasts, making it a distinctive and thought-provoking viewing experience for fans of character-driven period pieces.

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Quasimodo is the titular protagonist of the French novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) by Victor Hugo. Born with numerous deformities, most notably a hunched back, Quasimodo serves as the bell-ringer for Notre Dame cathedral in fifteenth century Paris. Although his appearance causes others to treat him cruelly, he ultimately finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death.