Mrs. Mills (film) explained
Mrs. Mills |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Sophie Marceau |
Cinematography: | Myriam Vinocour |
Music: | Laurent Perez Del Mar |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Gross: | $2.1 million[1] |
Mrs. Mills (French: M{{sup|me) is a 2018 French comedy written and directed by Sophie Marceau,[2] starring herself, Pierre Richard and Nicolas Vaude.[3] It was shot and set in Shanghai and Paris in French, English and Chinese. The film premiered at the 2018 L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival,[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] and was released theatrically in France and Belgium on 7 March 2018.
Synopsis
An elderly professional French crook (Mr. Rosenberg / Léonard Chomsky) who would do anything including cross-dressing to commit his mischiefs manages to make his way as "Mrs. Mills" into the home of Hélène Mercier, a workaholic woman obsessed with books. There, he discovers an invualuable object inherited from her grandmother which she would not sell. Mercier is a head of publishing looking for "an optimistic heroine" whom she found in Mrs. Mills. She makes him a big star until the usurpation is revealed and she needs him to stay in character. The film deals with the extraordinary situations generated by this premise.[9] [10] [11]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Mrs Mills (2018). Box Office Mojo. 10 May 2023.
- Book: Mikailoff, Pierre. Sophie Marceau. 19 September 2019. Editions Prisma. 978-2-8104-2774-1. fr.
- Web site: 1 March 2018. L'interview de Sophie Marceau. 8 October 2021. Le Quotidien du Cinéma. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20210919144932/https://www.lequotidienducinema.com/interviews/l-interview-de-sophie-marceau/. 19 September 2021.
- Sophie Marceau émue aux larmes au Festival de l'Alpe d'Huez. Sophie Marceau moved to tears at the Alpe d'Huez Festival. 8 October 2021. Paris Match. fr. 20 January 2018.
- News: Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite. 8 October 2021. Le Parisien. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008101522/https://programme-tv.leparisien.fr/cinema/comedie/mme-mills-une-voisine-si-parfaite. 8 October 2021.
- Odicino. Guillemette. 8 March 2018. "Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite", le film si imparfait de Sophie Marceau. "Mrs. Mills, Such a Perfect Neighbor", the film so imperfect by Sophie Marceau. 8 October 2021. Télérama. fr.
- Casse. Maylis. 14 November 2018. " Mme Mills " : Sophie Marceau et Pierre Richard promettent une belle comédie. 'Mrs. Mills': Sophie Marceau and Pierre Richard promise a great comedy. 8 October 2021. Elle. fr. France.
- Web site: Baronnet. Brigitte. Mme Mills – Sophie Marceau : "J'avais envie de lâcher un peu les amarres". Mrs. Mills – Sophie Marceau: "I wanted to let go of the moorings a bit". AlloCiné. fr. 7 March 2018. 10 May 2023.
- Madame Mills, une voisine si parfaite. 8 October 2021. Première. fr.
- Web site: Cornet. Eric. 5 March 2018. "Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite" : Sophie Marceau signe sa première comédie. "Ms. Mills, Such a Perfect Neighbor": Sophie Marceau signs her first comedy. 8 October 2021. France Info. fr.
- Web site: Boivin. Justine. Sophie Marceau : "N'ayez pas peur, je ne vous veux que du bien". Sophie Marceau: "Don't be afraid, I only want you well". 8 October 2021. Le Journal des femmes. fr. 6 March 2018.