The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948 stage adaptation in English)

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The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948 stage adaptation in English) is an English-language stage version of Jean Giraudoux’s satirical play about an eccentric Parisian woman who leads a whimsical crusade against corrupt industrialists.

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instanceOf English-language adaptation
stage play
adaptationOfGenre French satirical drama
adaptationType stage translation and adaptation
basedOn The Madwoman of Chaillot NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Jean Giraudoux NERFINISHED
conflictType individual versus corrupt system
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticForm comedy
fantasy
social satire
featuresCharacterType corrupt businessmen
madwoman archetype
genre satirical play
hasActStructure multiple acts
hasSourceWorkLanguage French
intendedMedium live theatre performance
language English
mainCharacter Countess Aurelia NERFINISHED
medium stage
narrativeFocus eccentric Parisian woman leading a crusade
originalLanguageOfWork French
originalTitle La Folle de Chaillot NERFINISHED
protagonistTrait eccentricity
idealism
publicationYear 1948
settingLocation Paris
settingPeriod 20th century Paris
theme conflict between idealism and materialism
critique of corrupt industrialists
whimsical resistance to greed

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Jean Giraudoux hasAdaptation The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948 stage adaptation in English)