{{refimprove|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = May Fools | image = May Fools.jpg | caption = | director = Louis Malle | producer = Louis Malle<br>Vincent Malle | writer = Jean-Claude Carrière<br>Louis Malle | starring = {{Plainlist| * Michel Piccoli * Miou-Miou * Michel Duchaussoy * Dominique Blanc * Harriet Walter * Bruno Carette * Paulette Dubost}} | music = Stéphane Grappelli | cinematography = Renato Berta | editing = Emmanuelle Castro | production_companies = Ellepi Film<br>Franco London Films<br>Nouvelles Editions de Films<br>TF1 Films | distributor = Pyramide Distribution | released = {{Film date|1990|01|24|France|df=yes}} | runtime = 107 minutes | country = France<br>Italy | language = French | budget = }} '''''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 as the family gathers at Milou's house;<ref>{{cite web |title=May Fools |url=https://www.janusfilms.com/films/1373 |website=Janus Films |access-date=March 13, 2026}}</ref> 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
== Awards == * Best Foreign Direction, David di Donatello Awards 1990. * Nomination for Best Foreign Film, BAFTA Awards 1991. * César Award for Best supporting Actress: Dominique Blanc. Nominations for Césars for Best Actor: Michel Piccoli, Best Actress: Miou-Miou, and Best Supporting Actor: Michel Duchaussoy. 1991.
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0097884|May Fools}} * {{Rotten-tomatoes|may_fools|title=May Fools}} * {{Mojo title|mayfools}}
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