---
title: 'May Fools (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Louis Malle'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/may-fools-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097884/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# May Fools (1990)

1990 · 107 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Milou en mai

## Synopsis

Milou en mai, released as Milou in May in the UK and as May Fools in North America, is a 1990 French film directed by Louis Malle. Set against the backdrop of May 1968, the film depicts a clash within a provincial bourgeois family over the division of an inheritance, centring on the body of a deceased woman they cannot manage to bury. It serves as a highly ironic and biting allegory for the events of 1968—featuring protests, attempts at sexual liberation, a failed marriage, and greed, as the family grapples with who will inherit what and whether the family home can be saved. The film combines elements of social and interpersonal commentary with farce.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle)
- **Screenplay:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere)
- **Producer:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle), [Vincent Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-malle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stéphane Grappelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-grappelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Renato Berta](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-berta)
- **Editor:** [Emmanuelle Castro](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-castro)

## Cast

- [Harriet Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-walter)
- [Michel Piccoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-piccoli)
- [Dominique Blanc](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-blanc)
- [Jeanne Herry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-herry)
- [Michel Duchaussoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-duchaussoy)
- [Bruno Carette](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-carette)
- [Étienne Draber](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-draber)
- [Miou-Miou](https://cinepixo.com/people/miou-miou)
- [Hubert Saint-Macary](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-saint-macary)
- [Paulette Dubost](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-dubost)
- [Stéphane Paoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-paoli)
- [Valérie Lemercier](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-lemercier)
- [Jacqueline Staup](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-staup)
- [François Berléand](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-berleand)

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