The schoolgirl adventures of Madeline, a flame-haired orphan, are lovingly adapted from Ludwig Bemelmans's classic children's books. His sly and witty writing is transferred to this first-rate film, one that should not be thought of merely as childhood entertainment. Spunky Madeline is most adept at finding trouble. She is also a quick-witted and likeable child who can solve almost any problem. Her latest scheme is to keep her school, which is also her home, from being sold by its owner, the recently widowed Lord Covington (Nigel Hawthorne). Unlike most youthful movie... fare, this adventure boasts high production values that wisely include colour ful Parisian locations. Hatty Jones is all spunky self-sufficiency and sweet innocence in the title role, and Frances McDormand is quite humorous as the stern school-mistress, Miss Clavel. --Rochelle O'Gorman [show more]
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Madeline (Hatty Jones) is the most mischievous of the twelve friends who live at a Parisian school run by Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand). Her sunny existence is threatened by starchy old Lord Covington (Nigel Hawthorne), who is on a campaign to have the school closed down. It is up to Madeline and her friends, who include the equally precocious Pepito and a dog who saved her from drowning, to stop him.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the popular story books by Ludwig Bemelmans, the mischievous MADELINE character is brought to vivid life in this charming family adventure. Madeline and her eleven friends live at school run by Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand) in an old house in Paris. The smallest of the girls, Madeline, is also the most adventurous! She loses her appendix but gains an awesome scare, falls into the River Seine only to be rescued by a dog called Genevieve, and matches wits with Pepito, the devilish son of a Spanish Ambassador who moves in next door. However, when stuffy Lord Covington puts the future of the school in jeopardy, it's up to Madeline and her friends to save the day! Actors Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Arturo Venegas, Stephane Audran & Katia Caballero Director Daisy Von Scherler Mayer Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1998 Screen Fullscreen 4:3 / Widescreen 1.85:1 Languages English ; German - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; Finnish ; German ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour and 25 minutes (approx)
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