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Cast
Juliette Binoche
as Paulette Van Der Beck
Yolande Moreau
as Gilberte Van der Beck
Noémie Lvovsky
as Marie-Therese
Édouard Baer
as André Grunvald
François Berléand
as Robert Van der Beck
Marie Zabukovec
as Annie Fuchs
Anamaria Vartolomei
as Albane Des-deux-Ponts
Lily Taïeb
as Yvette Ziegler
Pauline Briand
as Corinne Schwartz
Armelle
as Christiane Rougemont
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2020
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes259
DirectorMartin Provost
WritersSéverine Werba, Martin Provost
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHow to Be a Good Wife
About How to Be a Good Wife
Paulette Van Der Beck and her husband have been running the housekeeping school of Bitche in Alsace for many years. Their mission is to train teenage girls to become the perfect housewives at a time when women were expected to be subservient to their husband. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities. But while preparations are underway for the best housekeeping competition TV show, she and her lively students start questioning their beliefs as the nation-wide protests of May 1968 transform society around them. Reunited with her first love, André, and with the help of her eccentric stepsister Gilberte and strict nun Marie-Therese, Paulette joins forces with the schoolgirls to overcome their suppressed status and become liberated women.
Directed by Martin Provost, How to Be a Good Wife leans on a strong ensemble — Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noémie Lvovsky — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2020.
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