‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ review: A piercingly poignant and sobering slice of the past
The Hindu
The Mélanie Laurent effect holds strong in ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ (‘Le Bal Des Folles’) owing to a talented cast and an immersive ambience, detailing the misogynistic roots of modern psychiatry
Watching films in their original languages is much more satisfying than a dubbed experience. No offence to dubbing artists, but there’s something to be said about feeling the weight of words you do not understand. Whether you are watching Money Heist in Spanish or Parasite in South Korean, the true gamut of emotions comes through the screen and the disruption of subtitles is hardly considered a price to pay.
I had a similar experience with Le Bal Des Folles or The Mad Women’s Ball, directed by Mélanie Laurent, and adapted from the novel by Victoria Mas.
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