Movie
The Mad Women's Ball
Overview
A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.
Details
- Release date
- 2021-09-12
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Légende Films
- Country
- France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Lou de Laâge as Eugénie Cléry
- Mélanie Laurent as Geneviève Gleizes
- Benjamin Voisin as Théophile Cléry
- Emmanuelle Bercot as Jeanne
- Cédric Kahn as François Cléry
- Lomane de Dietrich as Louise
- Christophe Montenez as Jules
- Coralie Russier as Camille
- Alice Barnole as Henriette
- Lauréna Thellier as Marguerite
- Martine Schambacher as Thérèse
- Martine Chevallier as Grand-mère Cléry
Crew
- Mélanie Laurent - Director
- Mélanie Laurent - Screenplay
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