Madame
The movie tells the story of a maid who is asked to pretend to be a rich Spanish friend and join a party. She then meets a British aristocrat. They both like each other and will continue their relationship.
13 May 1939, Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 April 1951, Burbank, California, USA
1 November 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
16 September 1964, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1984, Paris, France
1986, Upton, Cheshire, England, UK
11 February 1981, Kigali, Rwanda
1963, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
August 16, 2017
Enter at your own peril. And also be warned that Collette issues one of the few complete performance misfires of her career with a very loud bang.August 30, 2017
Outside of the performances by Rossy De Palma, Michael Smiley and a couple of funny one-liners, Madame is border-line broken.August 15, 2017
The premise is fun and the Paris setting gorgeous, yet this would be Cinderella story with a twist prickles with contrivance.June 19, 2017
Bogged down by blatant stereotypes, wan banter, obvious observations about the intersection of class systems, and rote wisdom about having the strength to be yourself and forge your own path.August 14, 2017
Madame doesn't quite hit the level of biting satire. But it says enough about the haves and have-nots to be substantial in its portrayal of affected candy-coloured opulence.