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Madamigella di Maupin is a 1966 Italian adventure film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It is loosely based on the life of Mademoiselle de Maupin and the novel with the same name by Théophile Gautier. Cast. Catherine Spaak as Magdeleine de Maupin; Robert Hossein as Capitain Alcibiade; Tomas Milian as Cavaliere d'Albert; Mikaela as Rosetta Durand
Summaries. Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle's castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King's army, and not even the religious robe is an insurance against it.
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Julie d'Aubigny (French: [ʒyli dobiɲi]; 1673–1707), better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a French opera singer. Little is known for certain about her life; her tumultuous career and flamboyant lifestyle were the subject of gossip, rumour, and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous fictional and semi ...
- 1673
- French
- 1707 (age c. 33)
- Sieur de Maupin
Synopsis. Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle's castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King's...
Not that "Madamigella di Maupin" from 1966 as directed by Mauro Bolognini is a true gender-bending film in the traditional sense, but once again Bolognini seems convinced that love can be forced to come to its senses when women conceal themselves dressed as men. He does this in one tangent of "The Venetian Woman" twenty years after "Madamigella ...
Critics reviews. Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle’s castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King’s army, and not even the religious robe is an insurance against it.
