May Fools

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Audience Member This is a mildly funny country-house romp, that is perhaps sustained by the fun it pokes at politics and naive dreams. Family death, city-heirs descend with arrogance and disdain for the country life, but are then won over by its charms. Straight forward enough, but 'Milou en Mai' goes further. After being won over by nature, the party are then bitten by nature in the wild, following a forced evacuation. After the May 1968 riots are presented with dreamy naivety, the harsh consequences and inevitable chaos come to the fore. Just as they all seem to fall in to a trance, so too they all seem to 'wake up' and life goes on as it began. But it's all pretty frivolous, in a charming enough way. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a mildly funny country-house romp, that is perhaps sustained by the fun it pokes at politics and naive dreams. Family death, city-heirs descend with arrogance and disdain for the country life, but are then won over by its charms. Straight forward enough, but 'Milou en Mai' goes further. After being won over by nature, the party are then bitten by nature in the wild, following a forced evacuation. After the May 1968 riots are presented with dreamy naivety, the harsh consequences and inevitable chaos come to the fore. Just as they all seem to fall in to a trance, so too they all seem to 'wake up' and life goes on as it began. But it's all pretty frivolous, in a charming enough way. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/30/14 Full Review Audience Member Opulentes Abschiedsgeschenk eines Meisters des Films Die Kombination der lebensnahen und auch in rechtlicher Hinsicht in sämtlichen Details korrekten Beschreibung eines Erbschaftfalles mit einfühlend-psychologischer Aufarbeitung all der damit verbundenen familiären und sonstigen Folgen bei den Betroffenen und verdeckt-zarten religiösen Andeutungen ist das Resumée eines langen Lebens für den Film, uns mit Augenzwinkern geschenkt kurz vor dem eigenen Abgang des Strippenziehers. Der lebenskluge Input nicht nur für das Juristische erfolgte anscheinend durch den liebenden, nicht in der Filmwelt stehenden Freund des Regisseurs, über die Zeit der 68er habe ich selten so herzlich gelacht werden wie hier. Die Schauspieler und Schauspielerinnen geben in bester Spiellaune all ihre Kunst und mehr, um das opulente Abschiedsfest des Regisseurs aus diesem Leben in jenes Licht zu tauchen, das allem Untergehenden nicht nur im Südwesten Frankreichs eigen ist. Last but not least: Meister Stéphane Grappelli führt uns mit seiner Geige mit schlafwandlerischer Sicherheit durch den Film, träumend von Django Reinhardt. Kurz: Ein Film für die Ewigkeit. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Fabulous little comedy on the aftermath of the death of a matriarch of the family. Classic Malle. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Louis Malle and Jean-Claude Carriere's entry in the tried and true Country Mansion genre, with the always welcome Michel Piccoli overseeing the gathering of his extended family for his mother's funeral. Funny and moving, with a bit of politics (sexual and otherwise), and Bunuelian surrealism (courtesy of Carriere, a Bunuel collaborator), with a wonderfully eccentric and gifted cast. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Subtle humour interspersed within this French drama set against the backdrop of the May '68 riots...... French through & through.... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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