"fine finish to the Louisiana mini series"
Photographer Paul Clermont learns he inherited a dinosaur
from his late Uncle Neil in Indio, Louisiana. His plan is
to sell the dilapidated opera house as fast as he can even
if it means making little money on the property. Still he
goes to see the place and is further depressed by what he
finds as this a more than just a fixer-upper as the
decrepit place that is his "family legacy" reminds him
figuratively and literally of Great Expectations. Residents like funeral director Marjolaine Savoy have
plans to restore the Indigo Opera House to its former
glory as part of the Bayou's Cajon heritage. Paul cannot
understand Marjolaine's passion for the project as he sees
the place as heap of junk. However, he is extremely
passionate when it comes to making love with Marjolaine.
As they fall in love, he is the wanderer with no roots
while she is entrenched in the Bayou; leaving no room for
compromise. The lead pairing is a wonderful coupling as they slowly
change from enemy combatants to beloved enemies with their
wider than the Mississippi gap on what to do about the
opera house. The story line is fun to follow as the
skeptical outsider and the local spitfire go at it.
Though the link back to Hotel Marchand is tentative at
best, THE LEGACY is a fine finish to the Louisiana mini
series. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 19, 2007
SummaryIndigo's opera house was a gift from Alexandre Valois to his
wife long before the Civil War. Marjo Savoy, head of the
opera house committee, is determined that the historic
building will never be sold.
Paul Clermont, the current owner, has no interest in holding
on to the property he's inherited. A photojournalist who
spends his life on the road, he values his freedom too much
to be burdened by real estate.
But something keeps drawing him back—the quiet beauty
of the bayou, the stirring music of his Acadian ancestors or
maybe Marjo herself. After years of wandering, he's
beginning to wonder if this is where he belongs.
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