Le Mystère Ophelia

The true story of a muse trapped forever in a painting...

No, this is not a legend, it really happened. We are in London in 1850. Lizzie Siddal, famous for the radiance of her copper hair, poses for what remains today the most famous painting in England: Ophelia, inspired by Shakespeare. But by lending her features to this tragic heroine, Lizzie seals her own curse. Little by little, her life will strangely mirror that of the character Ophelia.

Through her wild and destructive love affair with the painter Rossetti, this play, blending Theatre, Painting, Cinema and Poetry, traces her troubling destiny and plunges us into one of the most mesmerizing mysteries in art history.