Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
paris, france
orphan
based on children's book
tutor
woman director
children in danger
Rank
#74 in 1998·#4704 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Hatty Jones
Madeline
Frances McDormand
Miss Clavel
Nigel Hawthorne
Lord Covington
Ben Daniels
Leopold the Tutor
Stéphane Audran
Lady Marie Covington
Katia Caballero
Mrs. Spanish Ambassador
Chantal Neuwirth
Helene the Cook
Clare Thomas
Agatha "Aggie" Emily Walden
Eloise Eonnet
Sylvette
Alexis Desseaux
Louis the Painter
George Harris
Mr. Liberian Ambassador
Alexandre Arbat
Mr. Uzbekhistani Ambassador
Crew
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Director
Mark Levin
Screenplay
Jennifer Flackett
Screenplay
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Pierre Aïm
Director of Photography
Aline Bonetto
Set Decoration
Gerard Drolon
Art Direction
Malia Scotch Marmo
Screenstory
Popular Reviews
121 reviews
Emilly
8.0★ · 05/02/26
preciosidade, ô menina encapetada
preciosidade, ô menina encapetada
misy
7.0★ · 02/01/26
la banque en todo a la enana, idola
la banque en todo a la enana, idola
アナ
6.0★ · 01/19/26
and i think to myself "what a wonderful world"
and i think to myself "what a wonderful world"
chelseaPRO
8.0★ · 01/11/26
my childhood film. i love it even more every time i watch it
my childhood film. i love it even more every time i watch it
IrisPRO
10.0★ · 12/26/25
i always wanted to see her scar from the surgery when i was little
i always wanted to see her scar from the surgery when i was little
