Directed by:
Xavier GiannoliCinematography:
Glynn SpeeckaertComposer:
Ronan MaillardCast:
Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Christa Théret, Michel Fau, Sylvain Dieuaide, Denis Mpunga, Aubert Fenoy, Théo Cholbi, Vincent Schmitt, Petra Nesvačilová (more)VOD (1)
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1921, 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. Loosely inspired by the life of Florence Foster Jenkins. (Transmission Films)
(more)Cast
Catherine Frot
France
Best movies:
The Dinner Game (1998)
East Wind (1993)
My American Uncle (1980)
André Marcon
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
A Flame in My Heart (1987)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Christa Théret
France
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Long Way North (2015)
SK1 (2014)
Michel Fau
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Harry, He's Here to Help (2000)
Swimming Pool (2003)
Sylvain Dieuaide
Best movies:
Marguerite (2015)
Sweet Evil (2010)
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
Denis Mpunga
Best movies:
The Climb (2017)
Lola (2019)
In the Name of the Son (2012)
Aubert Fenoy
Best movies:
La Vie en rose (2007)
Marguerite (2015)
Grace of Monaco (2014)
Théo Cholbi
Best movies:
Passages (2023)
Marguerite (2015)
Heal the Living (2016)
Vincent Schmitt
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Ronin (1998)
Fragments of Antonin (2006)
Petra Nesvačilová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Protector (2009)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Boris Hybner
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Dissolved and Effused (1984)
Jean-Yves Tual
France
Best movies:
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)
Marguerite (2015)
The Rainbow Thief (1990)
Aneta Novotná
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Marguerite (2015)
Life Is Life (2015)
Damian Odess-Gillett
Best movies:
Toman (2018)
Marguerite (2015)
Golden Sting (2018)
Stéphane Poignant
Best movies:
Marguerite (2015)
Špindl (2017)
Pierre Peyrichout
Best movies:
La Vie en rose (2007)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
A Prominent Patient (2016)
Martin Überall
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Marguerite (2015)
Crazy Kingdom (2016)
Slunečná (2020) (series)