French 'Madwomen' Film 'Party of Fools' Trailer with Mélanie Thierry "Help with the ball and I'll get you out of here." Madman Films from Australia has just revealed the main international trailer for a French dramatic thriller titled Party of Fools, which is the updated English title for this film originally known as Captives in French. It premiered last year and already opened in France in January, but has no US date yet - expected sometime later in the year. Based on a true story taking place in Paris in 1894, at the Salpêtrière Hospital, one year after the death of Prof. Jean-Martin Charcot. A young woman named Fanni voluntarily allowed herself to be locked up in the Salpêtrière hospital in order to look for her mother. A ball is being prepared there... Searching among the multitude of so-called "madwomen", she discovers a community of modern heroines who defy all of her expectations, along with the unexpected friendship of fellow patients. She sets an escape during the "Party of Fools" ball. Starring Mélanie Thierry as Fanni, with Josiane Balasko, Marina Foïs, Carole Bouquet, and Yolande Moreau. Early reviews say that ...
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