Lily & Lily

A frothy farce of swapped lives and slamming doors, played broad and brisk, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by

Dominique Thiel

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Michèle Bernier, Francis Perrin, Véronique Boulanger

Overview

Lily DaCosta is a Hollywood movie star of the 1930s. Capricious and unbearable, she leads a scandalous life and makes life hell for everyone around her. Then along comes Deborah, her twin sister, a puritanical and shy farmer. The two sisters look so alike that when they swap lives, they lead a crooked journalist, a husband in need of money, greedy servants, and an ex-husband who has escaped from Alcatraz into a whirlwind of hilarious misunderstandings. Created for the stage in 1985 by Jacqueline Maillan, Lily & Lily has become a legend of boulevard theater.

How it feels

Light, absurd, satirical and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Identity, deception, celebrity, family

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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