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The Mad Women's Ball
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Wikipedia article
'The Mad Women's Ball' (French: 'Le bal des folles') is a 2021 French supernatural thriller film directed by Mlanie Laurent from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas, and stars Laurent, Lou de Lage, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cdric Kahn and Grgoire Bonnet.
It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2021 and was released for streaming on 17 September 2021 by Amazon Studios.
Cast
* Lou de Lage as Eugnie Clry
* Mlanie Laurent as Genevive Gleizes
* Emmanuelle Bercot as Jeanne
* Martine Chevallier as Grand-mre Clry
* Benjamin Voisin as Thophile Clry
* Cdric Kahn as Franois Clry
* Lomane de Dietrich as Louise
* Christophe Montenez as Jules
* Coralie Russier as Henriette
* Laurna Thellier as Marguerite
* Martine Schambacher as Thrse
* Valrie Stroh as Mre Clry
* Andr Marcon as Dr. Gleizes
* Grgoire Bonnet as Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot
Production
In January 2020, it was announced that Mlanie Laurent would write and direct a film based upon the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas, with Alain Goldman serving as a producer under his Lgende Films banner. In June 2020, it was announced that Laurent and Lou de Lage had joined the cast of the film, with
Gaumont Film Company set to distribute the film in France. In November 2020, it was further announced that Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cdric Khan and Grgoire Bonnet had joined the cast of the film, with Amazon Studios distributing worldwide and with Gaumont no longer distributing.
Principal photography began in November 2020.
The soundtrack was composed by Asaf Avidan and performed by Avidan (Piano and Keyboards) and Coleman Itzkoff (Cello).
Release
'The Mad Woman's Ball' had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2021. It was released on Amazon Prime on 17 September 2021.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an 85% approval rating based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Its themes are occasionally undercut by its storytelling, but outstanding performances give 'The Mad Women's Ball' a poignant, disturbing power." On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 72 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote: "Contrived and possibly overheated though the film might be at times, there is real storytelling gusto to it, and Laurent punches it across with relish."
References
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