May Fools
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69% Critic Match

May Fools

6.9 / 10 1990 1h 47mNR French
ComedyDrama

Storyline

During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

Cast & Crew

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Milou

Lead
Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou

Camille

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Georges

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Madame Vieuzac

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Lily

Bruno Carette

Bruno Carette

Grimaldi

Martine Gautier

Martine Gautier

Adèle

RL

Rozenne Le Tallec

Marie-Laure

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis Malle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. May Fools is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker