Telle mère telle fille

My review was written in December 1990 after watching the movie on Media Home Entertainment video cassette.

"May Wine" is a mild romantic comedy, like the forthcoming "The Maid" a French-made picture aimed at the American cable and video markets.

"Twin Peaks" co-star Lara Flynn Boyle does a fine job as a California girl on the loose in paris, visiting there with mom Joanna Cassidy in an effort to broaden her horizons.

Both fall for sexy gynecologist Guy Marchand, and pic becomes a rather conventional boulevard comedy, a natural assignment for Marchand (from "Cousin Cousine").

It's a pleasant if uneventful exercise, with an anticlimactic payoff. Peter Lefcourt's script could have beefed up Paul Freeman's role as Cassidy's husband left behind in L. A., and a deeper supporting cast in Paris would have helped.

Cassidy's infectious laugh is used to good effect and the film does fill the vacuum of femme-oriented material. On the basis of this effort Boyle is ready for some challenging widescreen roles.