Who is Miss Clavel in Madeline?

Frances McDormand plays Miss Clavel in the film.

What is Madeline about?

Parisian schoolgirl and orphan Madeline (Hatty Jones) schemes to save her boarding school and home from being closed and sold by its owner, the severe Lord Covington (Nigel Hawthorne), whose benevolent wife (Stéphane Audran) has recently passed away. Madeline's sweet antics are often a burden to her goodhearted but stern headmistress, Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand), whose true appreciation of Madeline is revealed when Madeline and a schoolboy named Pepito (Kristian de la Osa) are kidnapped.

Madeline

Name: Madeline
Duration: 90
Rating: 43

NR 1 hr 30 min

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How long is Madeline?: Madeline is 1 hr 30 min long.

Who directed Madeline?: Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Who is Miss Clavel in Madeline?: Frances McDormand plays Miss Clavel in the film.

What is Madeline about?: Parisian schoolgirl and orphan Madeline (Hatty Jones) schemes to save her boarding school and home from being closed and sold by its owner, the severe Lord Covington (Nigel Hawthorne), whose benevolent wife (Stéphane Audran) has recently passed away. Madeline's sweet antics are often a burden to her goodhearted but stern headmistress, Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand), whose true appreciation of Madeline is revealed when Madeline and a schoolboy named Pepito (Kristian de la Osa) are kidnapped.