The Mad Women’s Ball is a French film by Mélanie Laurent, adapted from the novel of the same name by Victoria Mas. Follow in the footsteps of Eugenie, a young woman interned at the clinic of La Salpêtrière, by discovering the locations of this film shot mainly in Rochefort.
The story of Eugenie, a bright and passionate young girl at the end of the 19th century. Eugenie has a unique gift: she hears and sees the dead. When her family discovers her secret, she is taken by her father and brother to the neurological clinic of La Salpêtrière with no possibility of escaping her fate. This clinic, run by the eminent Professor Charcot, one of the pioneers of neurology and psychiatry, takes in women diagnosed as hysterical, insane, epileptic and all other types of physical and mental illnesses. Eugenie’s path then meets Geneviève, a nurse in the neurological unit whose life passes before her eyes without her really living it. Their meeting will change their destinies forever as they prepare to attend the famous “Bal des Folles” organized every year by Professor Charcot in the clinic.
Marseille as you have never seen it before. Except through the legendary heroes and heroines of pop culture! Get off the beaten track and discover the city of Marseille through your favorite movies, series, music, comics, novels and video games!
