Synopsis
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...
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Actors (17)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Mandarin & Compagnie (ex-Mandarin Production)
- Co-productions : FOZ, France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films, Goodfellas
- Foreign production company : SCOPE Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Goodfellas
- French distribution : Mars Films
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producers : Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
- Screenwriter : François Ozon
- Director of Photography : Yorick Le Saux
- Music Composer : Philippe Rombi
- Assistant Director : Hubert Barbin
- Editor : Laure Gardette
- Sound Recordist : Pascal Jasmes
- Costume designer : Pascaline Chavanne
- Foreign producer : Geneviève Lemal
- Author of original work : Pierre Barillet
- Associate producer : Geneviève Lemal
- Sound Assistant : Stéphane Vizet
- Production Manager : Pierre Wallon
- Press Attachés (film) : André-Paul Ricci, Tony Arnoux
- Sound Editor : Benoît Gargonne
- Continuity supervisor : Joëlle Hersant
- Production Designer : Katia Wyszkop
- Casting : Sarah Teper
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Paul Hurier
- Still Photographer : Jean-Claude Moireau
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Femininity, Relationships, Work
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
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Rendez-Vous With French Cinema à New York
United States, 2011
Director : François Ozon
Actor : Catherine Deneuve
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