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Proud Iza

"How singular life is, how changeable! What a little thing it takes to save you or to lose you."

Fresh look at a classic… Great writers have left us with characters that still exist today, it is simply their backdrop that has changed. PROUD IZA is a contemporary retelling set in New York City of "The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. First published in 1884, the stirring story of greed, pride, and vanity has become one of the author’s most popular works and is notorious for its surprise ending.

Top Cast

  • Anna Condo

    Anna Condo

    Iza Stein

  • Federico Castelluccio

    Federico Castelluccio

    Samuel Stein

  • Carolyn McCormick

    Carolyn McCormick

    Alice Monaco

  • Danny Elfman

    Danny Elfman

    Narrator

Overview

Fresh look at a classic… Great writers have left us with characters that still exist today, it is simply their backdrop that has changed. PROUD IZA is a contemporary retelling set in New York City of "The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. First published in 1884, the stirring story of greed, pride, and vanity has become one of the author’s most popular works and is notorious for its surprise ending.

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