How to Be a Good Wife (2020)

Original title

La Bonne Épouse

Directed by

Martin Provost

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

M

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 254 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1960s France, a housewife takes charge of a school that teaches girls to be perfect homemakers. She starts challenging old rules and ideas about women's roles.

quirkylightheartedcomedicperiodnostalgicthoughtfulslow-paced

What happens

How to Be a Good Wife (French: La bonne épouse) is a French comedy-drama film directed by Martin Provost. The film begins in 1967 in Alsace, France at a school made for good housekeeping, and stars Juliette Binoche as Paulette Van der Beck, a housewife who unexpectedly has to take over leadership of the school after the death of her husband. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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