Harcourt, Story of a Myth

For over 80 years, the Harcourt studio has been doing portraits of the world's most famous stars. We should not forget that it has also photographed just as many, if not more, anonymous people and families. This mythical photo studio was created and has been run by an exceptional woman, who named herself Cosette, after Victor Hugo's character in "Les Misérables". Did she consider herself "miserable"? Through witnesses and numerous photos of movie stars and more surprising ones, we will tell the story of the Harcourt Studio, one of the most famous photography studios in the world. (official distributor synopsis)