Directed by:
François OzonComposer:
Philippe RombiCast:
Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Gérard Depardieu, Jérémie Renier, Judith Godrèche, Karin Viard, Elodie Frégé, Gautier About, Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine (more)VOD (1)
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North of France, Sainte-Gudule, 1977. Suzanne is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol, who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron fist and is equally tyrannical with his children and ‘trophy housewife’. When the workers go on strike and take Robert hostage, Suzanne steps in to manage the factory. To everyone’s surprise, she proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when Robert returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated... (iTunes)
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I'm saying it now: I didn't understand this film very well. Was this supposed to be a parody, or are those incredibly bearded agitations for female power and capitalism's golden days just a satirical shot in the dark? I don't know, anyway, lousy, lousy work, stuffy, boring, bedraggled and without energy. A dried-out wing. Or a thigh? Well, all we can do is nostalgically reminisce about a time when French directors knew that class schemes sucked and the main thing was fun.
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