Katharine Hepburn
Countess Aurelia
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The Madwoman of Chaillot (French: La Folle de Chaillot) is a play, a poetic satire, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943 and first performed in 1945, after his death. The play is in two acts.
The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 American satirical film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. It was directed by Bryan Forbes and produced by Ely A. Landau with Anthony B. Unger as associate producer.
With Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, Claude Dauphin, Edith Evans. Nice, eccentric, idealistic and slightly mad Countess Aurelia, who believes that the good must prevail over evil, decides to stand up to corrupt powerful leaders of Paris by putting them on trial with 'unwashed masses' as the jury.
Nice, eccentric, idealistic and slightly mad Countess Aurelia, who believes that the good must prevail over evil, decides to stand up to corrupt powerful leaders of Paris by putting them on trial with 'unwashed masses' as the jury. Life is a Sunday in the park for Aurelia, a dotty Parisian countess. But sooner or later, Aurelia had to find out ...
Roderick, a pacifist student and the nephew of one of the conspirators, learns of their plans and tells Countess Aurelia, who at times confuses Roderick with her former lover. The countess and her friends take a dim view of this lust for money, and they formulate a plan to defeat the conspiracy.
If "The Madwoman of Chaillot" is relevant at all, it's in its irrelevance. The notion of an old woman who is naively committed to justice, and who hopes to bring down a gang of international thieves all by herself, is charming, only so long as we protect it from the logic of the real world.
The Madwoman of Chaillot. List. An eccentric French countess (Katharine Hepburn) and her odd friends thwart a plot to drill for oil in Paris. Where to Watch Reviews Cast & Crew More Like This...
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Overview. An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others. Bryan Forbes. Director. Edward Anhalt. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew.
The madwoman in question is the extremely eccentric Countess Aurelia (Katherine Hepburn). Roderick (Richard Chamberlain) is the peace-loving activist who, along with a local rag picker (Danny Kaye), warns the Countess of a plot to destroy the city.
Written in 1942 during the Nazi Occupation of France and first mounted in Paris in 1945, Jean Giraudoux’s The Madwoman of Chaillot imagines good triumphing over evil, life enduring against living death, and above all, the survival of France and all that is unique about the country.
