1870. The Prussians are encircling Paris. Europe’s capital of decadent pleasure is becoming a prison, as winter sets in and starvation looms. Jean-Jacques Allix promises to lead all those who follow him, to save the city itself. Painter Hannah Pardy, his young English lover, combines her two passions – love for Paris and devotion to its saviour – in her work, as she attempts to reflect, in her brushstrokes, her commitment to the capital and the man battling to save it.
1870. The Prussians are encircling Paris. Europe’s capital of decadent pleasure is becoming a prison, as winter sets in and starvation looms. Jean-Jacques Allix promises to lead all those who follow him, to save the city itself. Painter Hannah Pardy, his young English lover, combines her two passions – love for Paris and devotion to its saviour – in her work, as she attempts to reflect, in her brushstrokes, her commitment to the capital and the man battling to save it.
