Synopsis
Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For years, she has performed regularly for a circle of guests. But Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.
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Cast
- Catherine FrotMarguerite Dumont
- André MarconGeorges Dumont
- Michel FauAtos Pezzini / Divo
- Christa ThéretHazel
- Denis MpungaMadelbos
- Sylvain DieuaideLucien Beaumont
- Aubert FenoyKyril Von Priest
- Sophia LeboutteFélicité La Barbue
- Théo CholbiDiego
- Astrid WhettnallFrançoise Bellaire
Recommendations
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Variety
This splendid satire benefits...from “The Singer” director Giannoli’s gift for striking just the right tone with such tricky material. - 90
Screen Daily
The bittersweet fact that money can buy many things but love and talent aren’t among them is explored with often-thrilling artistry in Marguerite. - 83
The A.V. Club
A well-appointed period piece that nonetheless has no time for Midnight In Paris-style nostalgia. - 80
The New York Times
Marguerite overstays its welcome by at least 20 minutes. What redeems it is Ms. Frot’s subtle, deeply compassionate portrayal of a rich, lonely woman clutching at an impossible dream until reality intrudes. - 75
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At 127 minutes, Giannoli’s script feels overlong and a bit repetitive in its heroine’s disastrous performances. Lucien, the critic who helps propel Marguerite and her story forward, disappears for a large chunk of the film, only to randomly appear toward the end. Other than these missteps, Marguerite is worth watching with a well-earned grimace, largely for Frot’s pitch-perfect performance. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Writer-director Xavier Giannoli offers up an amusingly entertaining portrait of fortune, infamy and severe melodic dysfunction in the polished French period dramedy, Marguerite. - 70
Village Voice
It is Frot's performance — full of warmth, humor, and hope — that carries the story and even leads to some laugh-out-loud moments. - 63
New York Post
While the premise (inspired by the true story of tune-challenged American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins) could be as cruel as “Carrie,” Frot’s would-be diva is achingly sympathetic.
