May Fools

Milou en mai, released as Milou in May in the UK and as May Fools in North America, is a 1990 film by Louis Malle. The film portrays the impact of the French revolutionary fervor of May 1968 on a French village. Milou en mai was filmed at Château du Calaoué, in the Gers département, southwestern France. Synopsis Milou's mother dies, at the same time unrest and strikes are sweeping the country. Events interfere with funeral plans; they disrupt the family and a stranded truck driver. The film combines elements of social and interpersonal commentary with farce. Cast Miou-Miou as Camille, Milou's daughter Michel Piccoli as Milou Michel Duchaussoy as Georges, Milou's brother Bruno Carette as Grimaldi François Berléand as Daniel Dominique Blanc as Claire Valérie Lemercier as Madame Boutelleau Paulette Dubost as Mrs. Vieuzac, Milou's mother Harriet Walter as Lily, Milou's sister-in-law Martine Gautier as Adèle, the servant and Milou's lover Rozenne Le Tallec as Marie-Laure Jeanne Herry as Françoise (as Jeanne Herry-Leclerc) Renaud Danner as Pierre-Alain