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.

The Spanish Ambassador's son, Pepito (Kristian De La Osa) makes a dramatic entrance at his birthday party dressed in a traditional toreador's costume.

Frances McDormand and Hatty Jones in Madeline (1998)

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

Frances McDormand and Daisy von Scherler Mayer in Madeline (1998)

Hatty Jones with Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Danny DeVito, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Hatty Jones, Rhea Perlman, and Mara Wilson in Matilda (1996)

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)

Frances McDormand, Hatty Jones, and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Hatty Jones and Kristian de la Osa in Madeline (1998)

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

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

Katia Caballero, Ben Daniels, Kristian de la Osa, and Arturo Venegas in Madeline (1998)

Hatty Jones and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Frances McDormand, Ludwig Bemelmans, and Hatty Jones in Madeline (1998)

Frances McDormand, Hatty Jones, and Kristian de la Osa in Madeline (1998)