Madeline

A mischievous French schoolgirl named Madeline (Hatty Jones) tries to save her boarding school from the real estate market, but finds it difficult to convince the building’s owner (Nigel Hawthorne) not to sell. A straight-laced schoolmistress (Frances McDormand) tries her best to keep Madeline — who uses her smarts to discourage prospective buyers — out of trouble. Based on the popular children’s books by Ludwig Bemelmans.