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Madeline

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Madeline (1998)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:17

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Childrens

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Madeline and her 11 friends live at a school run by Miss Clavel in an old house in Paris. Madeline is the smallest of the girls and also the most adventurous. The future of the school is in... Madeline and her 11 friends live at a school run by Miss Clavel in an old house in Paris. Madeline is the smallest of the girls and also the most adventurous. The future of the school is in jeopardy when its stuffy owner, Lord Covington, decides to sell it. With Pepito's help (the devilish son of the Spanish Ambassador who lives next door), the resourceful Madeline hatches a plot to save their beloved home, but along the way the children encounter some bumbling would-be kidnappers on a visit to the circus. It's up to the indomitable Miss Clavel to come to their rescue. [More]

Starring: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones

Starring: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones

Director: Daisy Von Scherler Mayer

Director: Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
Screenwriter: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett
Producer: Saul Cooper, Pancho Kohner, Allyn Stewart
Composer: Michel Legrand

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

A disarming, charming fable so artfully crafted that adults will fall under its spell.

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06/25/04
Jeffrey Huston
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06/12/04
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

...Adequately simple for children, though perhaps a bit pedestrian for adults.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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03/05/02
Amanda Lipman
Amanda Lipman
Sight and Sound

In Madeline's final adventure, she uses her spunk and creativity in the service of compassion.

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03/02/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

No horribly arch double entendres to draw in audiences who can’t spend two hours in a theater without having their libido massaged.

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Brandon Judell
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