{"id":4799,"date":"2007-11-15T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T21:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4799"},"modified":"2021-02-05T20:36:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T03:36:32","slug":"mademoiselle-fifi-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4799","title":{"rendered":"Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He&#8217;s a Prussian &#8212; he&#8217;s an enemy! I don&#8217;t eat with enemies!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the Franco-Prussian War, a patriotic laundress (Simone Simon) refuses to dine with a German soldier (Kurt Kreuger), thus jeopardizing the plans of her fellow travelers.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Historical Dramas<\/li>\n<li>Resistance Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Robert Wise Films<\/li>\n<li>Simone Simon Films<\/li>\n<li>Val Lewton Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nVal Lewton produced and Robert Wise directed this competent yet decidedly uninspired war-time allegory, based on two short stories by Guy de Maupassant. At only 69 minutes long, it&#8217;s short yet dull, and comes across as little more than a vehicle for stirring patriotic fervor in WWII audiences. Simon&#8217;s character (NOT the &#8220;Fifi&#8221; of the title &#8212; that moniker is inexplicably assigned to the Evil Kraut she refuses to dine with) is held up in stark, idealized contrast to the stereotypically smug bourgeois folks she&#8217;s traveling with, most of whom fail to undergo any meaningful change over the course of the film. Simon is really the only reason to watch this movie &#8212; while no great actress, she at least exudes some much-needed character and personality. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simone Simon as &#8220;the laundress&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Simon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Simon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Simon.jpg 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Simon-128x97.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/Mademoiselle-Fifi-Simon-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. It&#8217;s listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, but I&#8217;m not sure why. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0037034\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/mademoiselle-fifi\/review\/105212\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/madfifi.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a Prussian &#8212; he&#8217;s an enemy! I don&#8217;t eat with enemies!&#8221; Synopsis: During the Franco-Prussian War, a patriotic laundress (Simone Simon) refuses to dine with a German soldier (Kurt Kreuger), thus jeopardizing the plans of her fellow travelers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Class Relations Historical Dramas Resistance Fighters Robert Wise Films Simone Simon Films Val Lewton Films Review: Val Lewton produced and Robert Wise directed this competent yet decidedly uninspired war-time allegory, based on two short stories by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4799\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4799"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69131,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions\/69131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}