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Mademoiselle Fifi

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During the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. When a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.

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James Agee TIME Magazine No other group in Hollywood, it appears, knows how to do so much with so little. Feb 28, 2018 Full Review Jose Maria Santos Cine-Mundial Simone Simon is very successful in her role. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews My hat is off to the filmmakers who made this brave film. Rated: B Jan 15, 2008 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid A rare non-horror film for producer Val Lewton, the oft-forgotten Mademoiselle Fifi moves with the same intelligent, elegant style and economy as his other films. Rated: 3/4 Nov 15, 2007 Full Review TV Guide The whole thing is a less-than-successful allegory for the horrors taking place in Europe during WW II. Rated: 2/4 Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion One of the few non-thrillers in the oeuvre of producer-auteur Val Lewton, this period piece shows even more glaringly how close his celebrated taste and intelligence could skirt to outright stodginess. Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I loved so much the Maupassant's text and all the strenght of the French fierce resistance. "Our bell is silent": silent and non-violent resistance is just an ideal and the bell restart to ring only after one murder. I love the "Prussian Caress": a kiss with mouth full of smoke... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This and "Youth Runs Wild" stand out among Val Lewton's films, as they are not horror movies. This is the more successful of the two. The beautiful Simone Simon finally gets to play a French woman, rather than a Eastern European cat person. Jason Robards' dad shows up again. A period piece about Germans invading France, released in 1944, is certainly interesting. But this is no Casablanca. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. When a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.
Director
Robert Wise
Producer
Val Lewton
Screenwriter
Guy de Maupassant, Josef Mischel, Peter Ruric
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 1944, Original
Runtime
1h 9m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)