The Mad Woman's Ball (2021)

Original title

Le Bal des folles

Directed by

Mélanie Laurent

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 355 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In late 19th century Paris, a woman is committed to a mental institution by her family. She forms a bond with a nurse who has her own hidden abilities.

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What happens

The Mad Women's Ball (French: Le bal des folles) is a 2021 French supernatural thriller film directed by Mélanie Laurent from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel Le bal des folles by Victoria Mas, and stars Laurent, Lou de Laâge, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Kahn and Grégoire Bonnet. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2021 and was released for streaming on 17 September 2021 by Amazon Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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