May Fools Movie Review 1990

Malle portrays individuals collectively experiencing personal upheaval against the backdrop of unrelated social upheaval. An upper-crust family gathers at a country estate for the funeral of the clan's matriarch, while the May of '68 Parisian riots unfold. Few among the family members mourn the woman's passing, save her son Milou (Piccoli) who leads a pastoral existence tending grapes on the estate. Milou's daughter (Miou-Miou), like the others, is more concerned with her personal gain, suggesting, to her father's horror, that they divide the estate in three. Touching, slow, keenly observed. In French with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Family Ties, France

Screenplay

Jean-Claude Carriere, Louis Malle

Cast

Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Blanc, Harriet Walter, Francois Berleand, Paulette Dubost, Bruno Carette, Martine Gautier

Cinematography

Renato Berta

Director

Louis Malle

Music

Stephane Grappelli

Producer

Orion Pictures

Awards

Cesar 1991: Support. Actress (Blanc).