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May Fools
Directed byLouis Malle
Written byJean-Claude Carrière
Louis Malle
Produced byLouis Malle
Vincent Malle
Starring
CinematographyRenato Berta
Edited byEmmanuelle Castro
Music byStéphane Grappelli
Production
companies
Ellepi Film
Franco London Films
Nouvelles Editions de Films
TF1 Films
Distributed byPyramide Distribution
Release date
  • 24 January 1990 (1990-01-24) (France)
Running time
107 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench & Occitan

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.

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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.

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