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Milou en Mai is set against the backdrop of a 1968 France in the grips of a violent student uprising, when revolution was poised to overthrow and expunge itself of bourgeois society. This was a time where food and petrol shortages, wild confrontations between police and protesters, and rumours that De Gaulle would flee the country, made up part of everyday.

It is in this climate that this black comedy by master satirist Louis Malle turns to a small provincial farm, owned by the same wealthy family for generations, and where all of the matriarch's children, now well into middle age, have moved away. All that is, except for the amiable and faithful son, Milour (Michel Piccoli).

Upon the sudden death of Milou's mother, the prodigal family return for the funeral and bein the embittered, devious battle over divsion of the estate. To Milou's shock and dismay, he comes to realise the price his family's history can be so casually converted into cash. Over much alcohol and many meals, secrets are revealed, and anecodtes of the outside world begin penetrate into the house.

Milou en Mai, where everyone is on strike and the matriarch can't be buried.

Director:

Louis Malle [14],

Starring:

Dominique Blanc [2], Harriet Walter [10], Francois Berleand [7], Michel Piccoli [11], Michel Duchaussoy [3], Paulette Dubost [3], Martine Gautier [1], Rozenne Le Tallac [1], Jeanne Herry-Leclerc [1], Renaud Danner [1], Bruno Carette [1],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 1.85:1

Subtitles:

English

Language and Sound:

French Dolby Digital Stereo

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