Madame (2017 film)


Madame is a 2017 French comedy-drama film directed by Amanda Sthers. The film is a satire of the class divide in today's Paris.

Plot

Anne and Bob, an American couple living in Paris, organize a dinner party and invite twelve friends. Bob's son arrives by surprise and the total number of guests is now 13. The superstitious Anne asks her maid, Maria, to pretend to be a rich Spanish friend and join the table. Maria meets David, a British aristocrat. They both like each other and continue their relationship.

Cast

The film started shooting in Paris on 20 July 2016 for six weeks.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 44% based on 36 reviews, and an average rating of 5.42/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Madames retrograde trappings are further weighted down by unlikable characters and an overall inability to do justice to its themes." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".