In the Palace

When the elderly burlesque dancer Elvira wishes to see her deceased husband Jean one last time, it is the devil who comes to pick her up. Duffel - Belgium, 1998. Elvira is an elderly burlesque dancer and owner of night club The Palace. She is a young woman trapped in an old body, stuck in her golden fifties, when she still operated her club with her now deceased husband Jean. Elvira spends her days wandering around in her museum of memories. Every day she opens her business and makes the necessary preparations for her big show; even though she has long forgotten all of her dance moves. Looking at some old images of her late husband and show partner Jean, Elvira wishes to see him one last time. Elvira's strong desire to see her Jean once again brings the Devil on her path. With a lot of spectacles, he brings her the illusion that The Palace will revive and that Jean will once again appear on stage. In reality, the devil simply sets up Elvira's death. (Tiburon International Film Festival)