May Fools

– An eccentric family is re-united during the 1968 general strike in France, after the death of the gr..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Original Name:
Milou en Mai
May Fools (1990) - Also known as Milou en Mai

An eccentric family is re-united during the 1968 general strike in France, after the death of the grandmother.

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Release Date:

01 Jul 1990

Language:

French, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Louis Malle

Writer:

Louis Malle (scenario), Jean-Claude Carrière (scenario)

Main Actors:

Miou-Miou, Michel Piccoli, Michel Duchaussoy, Bruno Carette

Plot:

Like Vanya, in Malle's last film, Milou never left the family estate. His mother dies during the May 1968 student uprising in Paris. The brother who is the London correspondent for Le Monde keeps turning up the volume of the radio for the latest news. A deceased sister's interest in the estate is represented by a niece who is an antique dealer, who is most interested in grandmother's emerald ring that Milou's daughter Camille has already slipped on her finger. A non-relative, a truck driver who can't deliver his load of tomatoes in Paris, brings a nephew who was part of the uprising. Everyone is on strike and the matriarch can't be buried.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%