Madame Sans-Gêne

2002 1h 30m FR

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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In August 1792, on the eve of the attack on the Tuileries, Catherine Hubscher, a laundress in Paris, met a sergeant and an artillery lieutenant who would become respectively Marshal Lefèvre and Emperor Napoleon I. 1810. Napoleon was about to marry Marie-Louise. Fearing the inconstancies and moral lessons of Marshal Lefebvre, the emperor asked her husband to keep her away from the wedding ceremonies. He is unaware that the hotheaded young woman has received a personal invitation from the Austrian embassy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mathilde Seigner
Catherine 'Madame-Sans Gêne' Lefèbvre
Bruno Solo
Napoléon Bonaparte
Bruno Slagmulder
Joseph Lefèbvre
Philippe Volter
Fouché
Clément Sibony
Neipperg
Julie Delarme
Marie-Louise of Austria
Danièle Lebrun
Laetitia 'Madame Mère' Bonaparte
Gwendoline Hamon
Caroline Bonaparte

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe de Broca
Writers: Jean-Louis Benoît, Pierre Fabre, Édouard Molinaro
Languages: French

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anna Ruiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mathilde Seigner and Bruno Solo and Bruno Slagmulder carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0309825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philippe de Broca directs. Alexandre Desplat scores. Anna Ruiz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Anna Ruiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mathilde Seigner and Bruno Solo and Bruno Slagmulder carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0309825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.