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Madame (1961)

Madame poster
Original title
Madame Sans-Gêne
Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Genre
drama film, comedy film, war film, comedy drama, romantic comedy, romance film
Country
France, Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A feisty washerwoman rises in society during the French Revolution and later becomes a duchess. Her blunt manners cause trouble with aristocratic circles, and she must use her wit to keep her position and marriage.

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What happens

Madame Sans-Gêne is a 1961 Spanish-Italian-French film co-production, filmed in Eastmancolor and Technirama, and distributed in the United States by Embassy Pictures. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque and adapted from the 1893 play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau. The film stars Sophia Loren and a cast of French and Italian actors, including Robert Hossein, Julien Bertheau, Renaud Mary, Léa Gray, Gianrico Tedeschi, and Marina Berti. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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