The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)
"Les femmes du 6ème étage" (original title)

In 1960s Paris, a conservative couple's lives are turned upside down by two Spanish maids.

Director:

Philippe Le Guay

Writers:

Philippe Le Guay, Jérôme Tonnerre

Stars:

Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabrice Luchini	...	Jean-Louis Joubert
Sandrine Kiberlain	...	Suzanne Joubert
Natalia Verbeke	...	María Gonzalez
Carmen Maura	...	Concepción Ramirez
Lola Dueñas	...	Carmen
Berta Ojea	...	Dolores Carbalan
Nuria Solé	...	Teresa
Concha Galán	...	Pilar
Marie-Armelle Deguy	...	Colette de Bergeret
Muriel Solvay	...	Nicole de Grandcourt
Audrey Fleurot	...	Bettina de Brossolette
Annie Mercier	...	Mme Triboulet
Michèle Gleizer	...	Germaine Bronech - la vieille bonne bretonne
Camille Gigot	...	Bertrand Joubert
Jean-Charles Deval	...	Olivier Joubert

Storyline

Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the service of Jean-Louis' family, makes him discover the servants' quarter on the sixth floor of the luxury building he owns and lives in. There live a crowd of lively Spanish maids who will help Jean-Louis to open to a new civilization and a new approach of life. In their company - and more precisely in the company of beautiful Maria - Jean-Louis will gradually become another man, a better man.

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | caretaker | plumber | toilet | spain | 

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Taglines:

Help is on the way.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de] Official site [jp]

Country:

France

Language:

French Spanish

Release Date:

7 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Women on the 6th Floor

Filming Locations:

Chinchón, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$26,636 (USA) (7 October 2011)

Gross:

$719,601 (USA) (22 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vendôme Production, France 2 Cinéma, SND

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Awards: * Prix du jury jeune TPS Star * Prix d'interprétation à Natalia Verbeke au festival de Sarlat 2010

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Goofs

In the street, most (if not all) men wear hats, caps or Basque berets. In France, most men stopped wearing headgear in the 1950s (in cities at least). By 1960, the vast majority of men were hatless.

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Connections

Featured in CineMaverick TV: Episode #1.13 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Itsy Bitsy Petit Bikini"
Performed by Dalida

User Reviews

middle age fantasy---feel good movie

Jean Louis and Suzanne have to hire a young Spanish maid. The story revolves around domestic maids which were mostly from Spain in mid 60s Paris.

Maria is hired and Jean Louis falls in love with her and all things from Spain. It helps that he is a nerdy stockbroker 60 and she 35... The biggest flaw in the movie is here--it is not just the age difference-- Luchini is so un-sexy it is difficult imagining anyone wanting to shag him except for remunerative purposes.

This is a feel good drama we all know is exaggerated but still enjoy watching the formula unfold to it's end....which has a little bit too sugary a twist at the end.

I enjoyed the 60s recreated in Paris...time travel does wonders-- and it was just exactly the era and culture I grew up in. I did spot one flaw the time editors didn't catch...in one scene in Spain you can see a 747 taking off in the distance--minor item.

The story is fun and somewhat believable...enjoyable watch.

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