THE HALLUCINATIONS
by Andrea Gatopoulos
Synopsis
1728. Heir to the throne, unruly princess Elizaveta has never wished for queendom. No doctor could explain a strange tinnitus in her ear, manifesting through sounds and music from the 21st century. Even after doing everything she could to ruin her debut in the high society, a marriage is arranged against her will. Then, the sounds become visions: she starts seeing her palace turned into a museum. Through the future exhibition she slowly learns that the kingdom will fall, and that she will meet a tragic end. Trying to warn the court to no avail, she understands that she is being neglected, silenced and trapped by a deaf power drowning in hubris. To save the memory of her, she decides to draw an herbarium, hiding her secrets in flowers.
Info
Language: French
Genre: Period tragicomedy
Status: In development
