france,change,1970s,feminism

How to Be a Good Wife (2020)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Martin Provost
  • Profile picture of Juliette Binoche
    Paulette Van Der Beck Juliette Binoche
  • Profile picture of Yolande Moreau
    Gilberte Van der Beck Yolande Moreau
  • Profile picture of Noémie Lvovsky
    Marie-Therese Noémie Lvovsky
  • Profile picture of Édouard Baer
    André Grunvald Édouard Baer
  • Profile picture of François Berléand
    Robert Van der Beck François Berléand
  • Profile picture of Marie Zabukovec
    Annie Fuchs Marie Zabukovec
  • Profile picture of Anamaria Vartolomei
    Albane Des-deux-Ponts Anamaria Vartolomei
  • Profile picture of Lily Taïeb
    Yvette Ziegler Lily Taïeb

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Keywords

  • france
  • change
  • 1970s
  • feminism