La Bonne Épouse
- Comedy
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.
How to Be a Good Wife is a 2020 French comedy that follows Paulette Van Der Beck, who takes over her late husband's housekeeping school in Alsace during the tumultuous spring of 1968. As her students prepare for a national competition, the social upheaval of May 1968 challenges traditional expectations and sparks an unexpected journey toward female liberation.
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Juliette BinochePaulette Van Der Beck
Yolande MoreauGilberte Van der Beck
Noémie LvovskyMarie-Therese
Édouard BaerAndré Grunvald
François BerléandRobert Van der Beck
Marie ZabukovecAnnie Fuchs
Anamaria VartolomeiAlbane Des-deux-Ponts
Lily TaïebYvette Ziegler
Pauline BriandCorinne Schwartz
ArmelleChristiane Rougemont
Marine BerlangerResidential school student
Clémence BlondeauResidential school student
Marie CornillonMarie-Jo Lorentz
Lauren DeguitreResidential school student
Clémentine DelangeResidential school student
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When was How to Be a Good Wife released?
The film was released on March 11, 2020.
What is the movie about?
The film follows Paulette Van Der Beck, who inherits a housekeeping school for teenage girls after her husband's death. As she and her students prepare for a national housekeeping competition, the social protests of May 1968 lead them to question traditional gender roles and pursue liberation.
What genre is How to Be a Good Wife?
It is a comedy film set in 1960s France that blends humor with social commentary about women's roles and societal change.
Where is the housekeeping school located?
The school is set in Bitche, a town in the Alsace region of France.
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