Mado, poste restante

1990 1h 36m FR

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 3

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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In this gentle comedy, Mado (Marianne Groves) is the letter-carrier for her small town, and she is constantly on the lookout for a good Catholic man who shares her enthusiasm for sunrises. She even puts up posters on trees and walls advertising her interest. The townspeople make fun of her, but she isn't discouraged. Her best friend is Germaine (Isabelle Gelinas), a pretty girl whose moral standards are not as strict as Mado's. When a film director (Oleg Yankovsky) arrives in town, everyone is agog, but Mado is particularly keen to find out about him. However, it seems that he has his eye on Germaine, and he isn't really in her league anyhow.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marianne Groves
Mado
Oleg Yankovskiy
Jean-Marie
Isabelle Gélinas
Germaine
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Le berger
Bernard Freyd
Le curé / Priest
André Pomarat
Perduvent
Michel Winogradoff
Henry, l'amant
Olivier Pajot
Belfour

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Adabashyan
Writers: Alexander Adabashyan, Simone Arèse
Languages: French
Countries: France

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1 / 5

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Marianne Groves and Oleg Yankovskiy and Isabelle Gélinas carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alexander Adabashyan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Marianne Groves and Oleg Yankovskiy and Isabelle Gélinas carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0097802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.