The Mad Woman's Ball

The Mad Women's Ball (French: Le bal des folles) is a 2021 French supernatural thriller film directed by Mélanie Laurent from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel Le bal des folles by Victoria Mas, and stars Laurent, Lou de Laâge, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Kahn and Grégoire Bonnet. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2021 and was released for streaming on 17 September 2021 by Amazon Studios. Cast Lou de Laâge as Eugénie Cléry Mélanie Laurent as Geneviève Gleizes Emmanuelle Bercot as Jeanne Martine Chevallier as Grand-mère Cléry Benjamin Voisin as Théophile Cléry Cédric Kahn as François Cléry Lomane de Dietrich as Louise Christophe Montenez as Jules Coralie Russier as Henriette Lauréna Thellier as Marguerite Martine Schambacher as Thérèse Valérie Stroh as Mère Cléry André Marcon as Dr. Gleizes Grégoire Bonnet as Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot Production In January 2020, it was announced that Mélanie Laurent would write and direct a film based upon the novel Le bal des folles by Victoria Mas, with Alain Goldman serving as a producer under his Légende Films banner. In June 2020, it was announced that Laurent and Lou de Laâge had joined the cast of the film, with Gaumont Film Company set to distribute the film in France. In November 2020, it was further announced that Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Khan and Grégoire Bonnet had joined the cast of the film, with Amazon Studios distributing worldwide and with Gaumont no longer distributing.