The Mad Women's Ball

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Gordon B A disturbing yet painfully accurate picture of the historic abuse of women. The performances are excellent Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Marta S Preciosa película que muestra la situación en un manicomio y la indefensión de las mujeres en dicha época. Recomendable. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review avindu g Every character in Le Bal Des Folles is acted out flawlessly. Every emotion is heartfelt and genuine. Le Bal Des Folles is rich with feminine elegance that it's horrors diminish in the bright light of victorious freedom. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review greg m Thoroughly enjoyed this. Really felt like the mystical element added to the otherwise depressing historical period piece about a Women's asylum and the awful experimentations that happened there as well as the reasons they could get institutionalized. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Allan Kardec spiritism combined with the subjugation of a french society woman in the year of Victor Hugo's death, add to the mix the inhumane treatment of the mentality ill and you have a great recipe for compelling drama.. An award worthy, very well produced, high quality period fiction. A magnificent effort from first time director Mélanie Laurent. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member My dear Geneviève, we are free… After Oxygen, Mélanie Laurent returns directing and starring in an Amazon original. As a director, Laurent did a great job showing the cruelty in the treatment of women in asylum back in the days. The "therapies" were nothing different from tortures. However, within the cruelty was the premise that added heart to the characters. I liked that the movie didn't scream feminism, but let the scenes play out so audiences could root for the women characters. Probably my only problem was the movie became pretty predictable near the end. I liked how the two main characters were tied to each other, but what became of it was quite clear and not surprising. Overall, a solid and well done movie. 7.5/10 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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