Marguerite

Nominee
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
[A] pitch-perfect comedy of manners...splendid.
-- Peter Debruge, Variety

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Marguerite

Nineteen twenty one, the beginning of the Golden Twenties. Not far from Paris. It is party day at Marguerite Dumont’s castle. Like every year, an array of music lovers gathers around a great cause at the owner’s place. Nobody knows much about this woman except that she is rich and that her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. Marguerite sings. She sings wholeheartedly, but she sings terribly out of tune. In ways quite similar to the Castafiore, Marguerite has been living her passion in her own bubble, and the hypocrite audience, always coming in for a good laugh, acts as if she was the diva she believes she is. When a young, provocative journalist decides to write a rave article on her latest performance, Marguerite starts to believe even further in her talent. This gives her the courage she needs to follow her dream. Despite her husband’s reluctance, and with the help of a has-been divo, both funny and mean, she decides to train for her first recital in front of a crowd of complete strangers.

Eleven 2016 César Award Nominations: Best Film, Best Director,
Best Actress (Catherine Frot), Best Supporting Actors, Best Original
Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costumes,
Best Set Decoration, Best Sound
World Premiere · Venice International Film Festival 2015
Telluride International Film Festival 2015
R
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Runtime
127
Language
French
Director
Xavier Giannoli
Cast
André Marcon, Michel Fau, Christa Théret, Aubert Fenoy, Denis Mpunga
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Bob Mondello, NPR

Imagine the worst opera singer ever. Now imagine that she's determined to perform in public. That's the premise of an award-winning French satire that's based on a true story. It's called Marguerite, and it follows a middle-aged socialite by the same name. Marguerite has very little to do. While the ...

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