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The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 American satirical film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. It was directed by Bryan Forbes and produced by Ely A. Landau with Anthony B. Unger as associate producer.
With Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, Claude Dauphin, Edith Evans. Nice, eccentric, idealistic and slightly mad Countess Aurelia, who believes that the good must prevail over evil, decides to stand up to corrupt powerful leaders of Paris by putting them on trial with 'unwashed masses' as the jury.
- (1.2K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Bryan Forbes
- 1969-10-31
The notion of an old woman who is naively committed to justice, and who hopes to bring down a gang of international thieves all by herself, is charming, only so long as we protect it from the logic of the real world. Forbes alas, doesn't.
Brief Synopsis. An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.
The Madwoman of Chaillot ( French: La Folle de Chaillot) is a play, a poetic satire, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943 and first performed in 1945, after his death. The play is in two acts. The story concerns an eccentric woman who lives in Paris and her struggles against the straitlaced authority figures in her life.
- Jean Giraudoux
- 1945
An eccentric French countess (Katharine Hepburn) and her odd friends thwart a plot to drill for oil in Paris.
- (9)
- Comedy
- G
Edward Anhalt. Screenplay. An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.
