Madame (2017)

Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious ... See full summary »

Director:

Amanda Sthers

Writers:

Amanda Sthers (screenplay), Amanda Sthers (story)

Stars:

Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toni Collette	...	Anne Fredericks
Harvey Keitel	...	Bob Fredericks
Rossy de Palma	...	Maria
Michael Smiley	...	David Morgan
Tom Hughes	...	Steven Fredericks
Violaine Gillibert	...	Hélène Bernard
Stanislas Merhar	...	Antoine Bernard
Sue Cann	...	Mandy
Ariane Séguillon	...	Josiane
Amélie Grace Zhurkin	...	Rose
James Foley	...	Sean
Brendan Patricks	...	Toby
Tim Fellingham	...	Michael
Joséphine de La Baume	...	Fanny
Sonia Rolland	...	Marinette

Storyline

Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are thirteen guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine, and some playful chat, lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | social differences | maid | pretending to be someone else | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

Misbehaviour is on the menu.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Australia] Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

English Spanish French

Release Date:

23 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

La Madame

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

LGM Productions, PM SA, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening and closing credits are in French.

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Soundtracks

Rock 'n' Dollars
Written & performed by William Sheller

User Reviews

Fails at the final third.

Rossy de Palma, Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Paris....What could go wrong? Well, the story and the ending.

The first two-thirds are hilarious and set the scene (gorgeously) then it falls off a cliff, ceases to be a comedy or even a drama, and for the last third is in search of an ending. The final is unsatisfactory in every respect. This could have been great. What happened? Did somebody snatch the script out of the hands of the author/director and insist someone else write it? Whatever, it does not work. All the actors are brilliant, the Paris is a Paris unseen in previous films. The cinematography is wonderful. The story, like the curate's egg, is good in parts, the first parts...... I was in the 2nd audience to see this at the Sydney Film Festival and the director, Amanda Sthers, gave a Q and A in a charming French accent but she stated that is the ending she wanted. But there was a lot of justification. Coulda been a contender.