La Folle de Chaillot
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La Folle de Chaillot is a satirical play by Jean Giraudoux that portrays an eccentric Parisian countess leading a whimsical crusade against greed and corruption in modern society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | greedy businessmen ⓘ |
| author | Jean Giraudoux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | idealistic eccentrics versus ruthless speculators ⓘ |
| character |
Countess Aurelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Flower Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The President NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prospector NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ragpicker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sewer Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticDevices |
allegory
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fantasy ⓘ satirical caricature ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | French theatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | French ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Madwoman of Chaillot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Madwoman of Chaillot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Countess Aurelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterDescription | eccentric Parisian countess ⓘ |
| moral | humanity and imagination can triumph over greed ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
fantastical
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whimsical ⓘ |
| notableElement |
blend of fantasy and political satire
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strong female lead character ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century theatre ⓘ |
| plotSummary | an eccentric countess leads a whimsical crusade against greedy businessmen planning to exploit Paris for oil ⓘ |
| protagonist | Countess Aurelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Chaillot
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| structure | play in acts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
opposition to capitalist exploitation
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resistance to corporate power ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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critique of modern society ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ greed ⓘ idealism versus materialism ⓘ power of the individual ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | modern Paris ⓘ |
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