The Mad Woman's Ball

The Mad Woman's Ball is an upcoming French thriller film, directed by Mélanie Laurent, from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel Le bal des folles by Victoria Mas. It stars Laurent, Lou de Laâge, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Khan and Grégoire Bonnet.

The Mad Woman's Ball
Directed byMélanie Laurent
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Mélanie Laurent
  • Christophe Deslandes
Based onLe bal des folles
by Victoria Mas
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast

Production

In January 2020, it was announced Mélanie Laurent would write and direct the film, based upon the novel Le bal des folles by Victoria Mas, with Alain Goldman serving as a producer under his Légende Films banner.[1] In June 2020, it was announced Laurent and Lou de Laâge had joined the cast of the film, with Gaumont Film Company set to distribute the film in France.[2] In November 2020, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Khan and Grégoire Bonnet joined the cast of the film, with Amazon Studios distributing worldwide, with Gaumont no longer distributing.[3]

Principal photography began in November 2020.[4]

References
  1. Keslassy, Elsa (10 January 2020). "Melanie Laurent to Write, Direct Female-Driven Period Thriller 'The Mad Women's Ball'". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (15 June 2020). "Gaumont Acquires Melanie Laurent's Period Thriller 'The Mad Women's Ball'". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (12 November 2020). "Amazon Sets Melanie Laurent's 'Le Bal Des Folles' as First French Original Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. Middleton, Sophie (13 November 2020). "Mélanie Laurent Will Direct Le Bal Des Folles, The First French Original Film For Amazon Prime Video". TV6. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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