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The Mad Women's Ball

The Mad Women's Ball

Thriller · Drama · History · 2021

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

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The Mad Women's Ball

2021 Thriller · Drama · History 2h 2m

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7.0 / 10

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A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

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Directed by

Mélanie Laurent

Written by

Mélanie Laurent

Lou de Laâge

Lou de Laâge

Eugénie Cléry

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Geneviève Gleizes

Benjamin Voisin

Benjamin Voisin

Théophile Cléry

Emmanuelle Bercot

Emmanuelle Bercot

Jeanne

Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn

François Cléry

Lomane de Dietrich

Lomane de Dietrich

Louise

Christophe Montenez

Christophe Montenez

Jules

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.