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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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language adaptation ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
adaptationOfGenre French satirical drama ⓘ
adaptationType stage translation and adaptation ⓘ
basedOn The Madwoman of Chaillot ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Jean Giraudoux ⓘ
conflictType individual versus corrupt system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
narrativeFocus eccentric Parisian woman leading a crusade ⓘ
originalLanguageOfWork French ⓘ
originalTitle La Folle de Chaillot ⓘ
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) ⓘ