Frances McDormand, Rachel Dennis, Eloise Eonnet, Morgane Farcat, Pilar Garrard, Emilie Jessula, Hatty Jones, Alice Lavaud, Christina Mangani, Jessica Mason, Alix Ponchon, Bianca Strohmann, and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand) leads the girls in prayer before their evening meal.

Respendent in their party dresses, Madeline (Hatty Jones, front row, far left) and her classmates attend Pepito's birthday party with the help of gift-toting Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand, far left).

Rachel Dennis, Eloise Eonnet, Morgane Farcat, Pilar Garrard, Emilie Jessula, Hatty Jones, Alice Lavaud, Christina Mangani, Jessica Mason, Alix Ponchon, Bianca Strohmann, and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Madeline (Hatty Jones, second from right) and faithful helper Aggie (Clare Thomas, far right) instruct their schoolmates in the fine art of housecleaning.

During a break in shooting, the girls get a behind-the-scenes lesson in filmmaking.