Movie

Madame

1961 · 98 min

A warm, gently comic historical romance that charms with its frank heroine and lavish period spectacle.

Overview: Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler over a large territorial fiefdom. But trouble brews when Madame Sans-Gene, now elevated to the nobility along with her man -- cannot keep her frank observations under control.
How it feels: Light, romantic, satirical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Class, love, identity, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
identity
power
family
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild