
Paris, 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman, lover of the music and the opera. She loves to sing for her friends, although she's not a good singer. Both her friends and her husband have kept her fantasy. The problem begins when she decides to perform in front of a real audience.... (Full plot summary below)
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Paris, 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman, lover of the music and the opera. She loves to sing for her friends, although she's not a good singer. Both her friends and her husband have kept her fantasy. The problem begins when she decides to perform in front of a real audience.
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| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsIt has the dramatic density, social sweep and sardonic bite of great French fiction. Think Balzac, Maupassant. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyXavier Giannoli's 127-minute comedy Marguerite would have worked like gangbusters at a zippy 90 minutes, but it's a pleasant enough comedy-of-manners for most of its running time. |
| El Pais (Spain)Javier OcañaA passionate film. For its subject and how it explores it. [Full review in Spanish] |
| MovieMailMike McCahillIt's handsomely turned out in its monochrome palette, and Marguerite's big numbers remain reliably amusing, Frot mangling her standards like a sham-dram Liza or Barbra while Marcon tersely clutches his hunting rifle in the wings. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeA strong contender in the upcoming awards season, Marguerite is a gem of a film: intelligent, precisely observed and unforgettable. |
| DCistPat PaduaWhat keeps this together is the glowing, sensitive performance from Catherine Frot (The Page Turner), who plays the deluded singer with an earnest grace. |
| Cine PremiereJesús ChavarriaSmart, moving and fun. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonA bravura dramedy that beautifully balances tragedy and comedy and asks a tricky question: Is it better to be cynical about art, or happily undiscriminating? |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMarguerite achieves what the protagonist herself never managed: perfect pitch. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchSarah Bryan MillerMarguerite is a shining star, a film that will set you laughing and thinking in equal measure. |