How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
Movie 1h 48m ★ 5.7/10 France
Good for tonight if you want to: make me laugh
Released in 2020, How to Be a Good Wife is a comedy movie. It is directed by Martin Provost. The cast includes Juliette Binoche, François Berléand and Anamaria Vartolomei. The running time is 1h 48m. Audiences give it a mixed score of 5.7 out of 10.
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast & crew
- Martin ProvostDirector
- Juliette Binocheas Paulette Van Der Beck
- François Berléandas Robert Van der Beck
- Anamaria Vartolomeias Albane Des-deux-Ponts
- Édouard Baeras André Grunvald
- Yolande Moreauas Gilberte Van der Beck
- Armelleas Christiane Rougemont
- Noémie Lvovskyas Marie-Therese
- Marie Zabukovecas Annie Fuchs
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Questions about How to Be a Good Wife
- What genre is How to Be a Good Wife?
- How to Be a Good Wife is categorised as Comedy.
- Who stars in How to Be a Good Wife?
- Juliette Binoche, François Berléand, Anamaria Vartolomei, Édouard Baer, Yolande Moreau appear in the main cast.
- Who directed How to Be a Good Wife?
- Martin Provost directed How to Be a Good Wife.
- How long is How to Be a Good Wife?
- How to Be a Good Wife runs for 1h 48m (108 minutes).
- Is How to Be a Good Wife worth watching?
- It holds an audience score of 5.7/10. Check the similar titles below if you want alternatives in the same style.
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