The Hunchback, Soul of Paris arrives on Netflix end of November
Vincent Cassel plays Quasimodo in a historical thriller slated for release at the end of November on Netflix.
The Hunchback, Soul of Paris is the new French film from Netflix, scheduled for a worldwide release at the end of November. The 1 h 43 feature stars Vincent Cassel as Quasimodo, a hunchback hunted for medical experiments in the heart of a cholera-ravaged Paris of 1830. The plot blends historical drama, action and thriller, far from a Disney-style adaptation.
Director Jean-Francois Richet explains that the screenplay draws on the theories of British archivist Adrian Glew, who sees the famous bell-ringer as a real stone-cutter encountered by Hugo. Starting from a plausible premise rather than a true story, the film is set on the eve of the July Revolution and turns into a breath-taking chase through a city in crisis.