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Cast
Mathilde Seigner
as Catherine 'Madame-Sans Gêne' Lefèbvre
Bruno Solo
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Bruno Slagmulder
as Joseph Lefèbvre
Philippe Volter
as Fouché
Clément Sibony
as Neipperg
Julie Delarme
as Marie-Louise of Austria
Danièle Lebrun
as Laetitia 'Madame Mère' Bonaparte
Gwendoline Hamon
as Caroline Bonaparte
Alexandra Mercouroff
as Pauline Bonaparte
Christine Citti
as Sophie
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2002
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorPhilippe de Broca
WritersJean-Louis Benoît, Pierre Fabre, Édouard Molinaro
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMadame Sans-Gêne
About Madame Sans-Gêne
In August 1792, on the eve of the attack on the Tuileries, Catherine Hubscher, a laundress in Paris, met a sergeant and an artillery lieutenant who would become respectively Marshal Lefèvre and Emperor Napoleon I. 1810. Napoleon was about to marry Marie-Louise. Fearing the inconstancies and moral lessons of Marshal Lefebvre, the emperor asked her husband to keep her away from the wedding ceremonies. He is unaware that the hotheaded young woman has received a personal invitation from the Austrian embassy.
Directed by Philippe de Broca, Madame Sans-Gêne leans on a strong ensemble — Mathilde Seigner, Bruno Solo, Bruno Slagmulder — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2002.
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