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Anyone with small children will be doing them (and yourself) a
great favor by taking them to see 'Madeline'. Especially if, like
me, you have included the 'Madeline' series of children's books
by Ludwig Bemelmans in your children's repertoire of bedtime
stories. The plots from every one of the books and cartoons, and many of
the more memorable vignettes, are cleverly intertwined into the
story, which is played straight and faithful to the books, and
which culminates in the famous kidnapping of Madeline and Pepito,
the Spanish Ambassador's son. Very good performances from all the
young girls - no Anna Paquins here, but much better than you'd
expect from a group of 12 unknown little actresses.
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