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May Fools

May Fools

19906.81h 47m

Overview

During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

Directed by Louis Malle
Written by Jean-Claude Carrière, Louis Malle
Produced by Louis Malle
Box Office0Revenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Milou

Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou

Camille

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Georges

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Madame Vieuzac

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Lily

Bruno Carette

Bruno Carette

Grimaldi

Martine Gautier

Martine Gautier

Adèle

R

Rozenne Le Tallec

Marie-Laure

Jeanne Herry

Jeanne Herry

Françoise

Renaud Danner

Renaud Danner

Pierre-Alain

Themes & Keywords

infidelityfrancefree lovefuneralstudents' movementprovincepicniccommunesummerinheritance fightgrave diggermay 68

About May Fools

May Fools is a comedy, drama film released in 1990 exploring themes of infidelity, france, free love, funeral, students' movement, province. Directed by Louis Malle, it stars Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou, Michel Duchaussoy. During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

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