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How to Be a Good Wife

Original title: La bonne épouse
  • 2020
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.4K
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How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
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Paulette and her husband have been running a housekeeping school. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her ... Read allPaulette and her husband have been running a housekeeping school. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities.Paulette and her husband have been running a housekeeping school. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities.

  • Director
    • Martin Provost
  • Writers
    • Martin Provost
    • Séverine Werba
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Yolande Moreau
    • Noémie Lvovsky
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Martin Provost
    • Writers
      • Martin Provost
      • Séverine Werba
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Yolande Moreau
      • Noémie Lvovsky
    • 18User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Paulette Van der Beck
    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Moreau
    • Gilberte Van der Beck
    Noémie Lvovsky
    Noémie Lvovsky
    • Marie-Thérèse
    Edouard Baer
    Edouard Baer
    • André Grunvald
    François Berléand
    François Berléand
    • Robert Van der Beck
    Marie Zabukovec
    • Annie Fuchs
    Anamaria Vartolomei
    Anamaria Vartolomei
    • Albane Des-deux-Ponts
    Lily Taieb
    • Yvette Ziegler
    Pauline Briand
    • Corinne Schwartz
    Armelle
    • Christiane Rougemont
    Marine Berlanger
    • Elève du pensionnat
    Clémence Blondeau
    • Elève du pensionnat
    Marie Cornillon
    Marie Cornillon
    • Elève du pensionnat
    Lauren Deguitre
    • Elève du pensionnat
    Clémentine Delange
    • Elève du pensionnat
    Juliet Doucet
    • Elève du pensionnat
    Suzanne-Marie Gabriel
    • Elève du pensionnat
    • (as Suzanne-Marie Gabriell)
    Élise Girard
    • Elève du pensionnat
    • Director
      • Martin Provost
    • Writers
      • Martin Provost
      • Séverine Werba
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    User reviews18

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    8lizarmstrong-60293

    Juliette Binoche is brilliant!

    This film is purely meant to entertain, and that it does! While it won't be winning any Oscars this year, it will certainly bring a smile to your face! One of Juliette Binoche's most interesting roles in recent years. Take a chance on this one! You won't regret it.
    2moolinet-224-992718

    A good nap

    I don't understand... lot of money for what ? A good network with Télérama to apply lobby !
    3portengenko

    Why

    I can see no reason why this movie is made. No relevance at all
    6vexter

    Too bad about the ending

    It's a lovely whimsical comedy up until the last 5 or 10 minutes. The ending came off as too heavyhanded and forced and like the screenwriter ran out of ideas.
    6zutterjp48

    May 68 in a girls' boarding school in Alsace.

    May 68 is an important moment of the history of France !! The young girls are listening to Ménie Grégoire who speaks to the French women about their body and their sexuality !!

    Sincerely this is not the best one of juliette Binoche, but it's also not the worst of Juliette Binoche !! I enjoy especially the beginning when Juliette Binoche explains the rules for being a good wife, some other moments are simple or too caricatural and again we have some funny moments. And one positive point: the friendship between women.

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      Some time after Robert's death, beginning of 1968, the girls listen to the radio and can hear the song Siffler sur la colline by Joe Dassin, released in 1969.
    • Soundtracks
      Tombe la Neige
      Written by Salvatore Adamo

      Performed by Salvatore Adamo

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2020 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
      • Les Films du Kiosque (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Школа хороших дружин
    • Filming locations
      • Bergheim, Haut-Rhin, France(village, city walls, Fuchs café: Rue de la Poudrière)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Kiosque
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • Orange Studio
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    • Budget
      • €6,280,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,033,430
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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