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Mademoiselle Fifi (Guy de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Fifi ) (1944)

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One of the few failures for RKO Radio's resident "prestige programmer" producer Val Lewton, Mademoiselle Fifi is based on two Guy De Maupassant tales, with emphasis on Boule de Suif. The story takes place during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, though it is clearly an allegorical representation of the German mindset of WW2. "Mademoiselle Fifi" is the derisive nickname of a brutal Prussian officer (Kurt Krueger) who rules the roost in a tiny French village. When a stagecoach rides into the

Unrated, 1 hr. 9 min.

Drama

Directed By: Robert Wise

Written By: Peter Ruric, Josef Mischel

On DVD: Mar 11, 1992

Cast

Simone Simon
Elizabeth Rousset
John Emery
Jean Cornudet
Kurt Kreuger
Lt. von Eyrick
Alan Napier
Count de Breville
Helen Freeman
Countess de Breville
Jason Robards Sr.
Wholesaler in Wines
Norma Varden
Wholesaler's Wife
Romaine Callender
Manufacturer
Fay Helm
Manufacturer's Wife
Edmund Glover
Young Priest
Mayo Newhall
Mons. Follenvie
Lillian Bronson
Mme. Follenvie
Alan Ward
Coach Driver
Daun Kennedy
Maid
Max Willenz
Captain
Marc Cramer
Lieutenant
John Good
Fritz
Tom Burton
Uhlans
Victor Cutler
Soldier Waiter
Rosemary La Planche
Amanda
Margaret Landry
Eva
Paul Marion
Devoir
Frank Mayo
Sgt. at Inn
Violette Wilson
Aunt Marie
Margie Stewart
Pamela
Ed Allen
Soldier
Steve Winston
Uhlans
Allan Lee
Hostler

Critic Reviews for Mademoiselle Fifi (Guy de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Fifi )

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My hat is off to the filmmakers who made this brave film.

January 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A rare non-horror film for producer Val Lewton, the oft-forgotten Mademoiselle Fifi moves with the same intelligent, elegant style and economy as his other films.

November 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

The whole thing is a less-than-successful allegory for the horrors taking place in Europe during WW II.

November 15, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

One of the few non-thrillers in the oeuvre of producer-auteur Val Lewton, this period piece shows even more glaringly how close his celebrated taste and intelligence could skirt to outright stodginess.

November 15, 2007 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

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