Marguerite

2016 | France, Czech Republic, Belgium | R | 129 min.

Showings

Bay Theatre - Suttons Bay Thu, Jul 21, 2016 7:00 PM
Milliken at the Dennos Museum Fri, Jul 29, 2016 3:00 PM
State Theatre Sat, Jul 30, 2016 9:00 AM
Film Info
Section:Foreign Official Selection: Narrative
Movies Around the Bay
Release Year:2016
Runtime:129 min.
Rating:R
Production Country:France
Czech Republic
Belgium
Original Language:English
French
Italian
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Catherine Frot
André Marcon
Michel Fau
Christa Théret
Denis Mpunga
Director:Xavier Giannoli
Produced by:Olivier Delbosc
Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter:Xavier Giannoli
Xavier Giannoli
Marcia Romano
Cinematography:Glynn Speeckaert
Editing By:Cyril Nakache

Description

Baroness Marguerite Dumont is determined to be an opera star. She has everything she needs to realize her dream: passion, drive, rave reviews from her family and friends, and enough wealth to hire private tutors and host her own recitals. There’s just one problem: Marguerite is hopelessly tone-deaf. Inspired by the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, director Xavier Giannoli has created a satirical, compassionate portrait of a woman who loves her art so much, she’s blind to her own ineptitude. Catherine Frot is brilliant in her César-winning performance of the title role, and Denis Mpunga shines as her dutiful butler, who seems to defend and protect her while her philandering husband jeers behind her back. But glimpses behind the veil at the end of the film open the entire story up to a different interpretation. Many things are not what they seem in this exquisitely balanced, lush period piece of a tragicomedy.