MADELINE (1998) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - Daisy von Schlerler Mayer

Written by - Malia Scotch Marmo, Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett (based on the books by Ludwig Bemelmans)

Starring - France McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones

"Madeline, a resourceful and adventurous girl living in a school along with friends run by a Miss Clavel, comes up with a plan to get the money needed to prevent the school from shutting down. However, she gets kidnapped along the way, and it is up to Miss Clavel to come to the rescue. For suckers of films featuring cute little children ala Little Rascals, this is as good as it gets in modern cinema."

Comedy, France/USA