Mado
1976 · 2 h 15 min
Claude SautetCast
Michel Piccoli 
Ottavia Piccolo 
Jacques Dutronc 
Charles Denner 
Romy Schneider 
Julien Guiomar
Credits
Written by: Claude Néron
Plot
A property developer, Simon, gets involved in a shady real estate deal, while his young lover, Mado, and a bankruptcy complicate his life.
Sinekatalog’s take
Claude Sautet's French drama, with Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo and Jacques Dutronc, is a cool, intelligent and quietly bleak film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,038 votes)
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