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Madeline (1998)

Madeline poster
Directed by
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Genre
children's film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 241 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Madeline lives in a boarding school in Paris with eleven other girls and their nun teacher Miss Clavel. She gets into small adventures that test her bravery and kindness.

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What happens

Madeline is a 1998 family comedy film adaptation of the children's book series and animated. The film starred newcomer Hatty Jones as the titular character with Frances McDormand and Nigel Hawthorne in supporting roles as Miss Clavel and Lord Covington respectively. The film encompasses the plots of four Madeline books. It was released on July 10, 1998 by TriStar Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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