Mrs. Hyde (2017)

Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?

Director:

Serge Bozon

Writers:

Serge Bozon (screenplay), Axelle Ropert (screenplay)

Stars:

Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Isabelle Huppert	...	Marie Géquil / Madame Hyde
Romain Duris	...	Le proviseur
José Garcia	...	Pierre Géquil
Adda Senani	...	Malik
Guillaume Verdier	...	Le stagiaire
Patricia Barzyk	...	La voisine
Pierre Léon	...	L'inspecteur
Roxane Arnal	...	La déléguée de classe 1
Angèle Metzger	...	La déléguée de classe 2
Belkacem Lalaoui	...	Belkacem
Jamel Barbouche	...	Le père de Malik
Gernina Mombili	...	Fille TPE 1
Sanaa El Morsali	...	Fille TPE 2
Youssouf Diagouraga	...	Youssouf
Charlotte Véry	...	La prof de français

Storyline

Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she immediately feels reinvigorated and becomes a better and more engaging teacher overnight, while even bonding with some of the students. Even her sex life with her husband improves. However, there is a downside to this when the moon is full. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous fiery creature dubbed Mrs. Hyde contained and continue to use her newfound creativity and lust for life for good?

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | school | high school | teacher | high school teacher | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mrs. Hyde

Filming Locations:

Lyon, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,943, 29 April 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$18,627, 5 August 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Pelléas, Arte France Cinéma, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

It's Better Than It Looks

To be totally honest, what I like most about Mrs. Hyde is that she's independent, inscrutable, and a little rough around the edges.

Mrs. Hyde (Madame Hyde in the original French) is a scientific indie parable about a beleaguered high school physics teacher (Mrs. Géquil, which, strangely enough, sounds a lot like the French pronunciation of 'Jekyll') of children in difficulty. On the night of a red moon, she's working in her lab and a lightning strike passes through her equipment (she's doing experiments on body heat and electricity) and into her. This electroshock transforms her into a better teacher during the day and a strange, burning red moon creature in the evening.

If this film had been a polished, studio release, it would have been a shocking waste. But as it's an indie filmed backed by a surprisingly a-list cast (Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia...), the look and feel of the film is reminiscent of Michel Gondry's La Science des Rêves.

This is a film that won't be liked by many, but those who appreciate quirky, weird, tongue-in-cheek independent modern fables with offbeat humour will find something to enjoy here. Mrs. Hyde is an uncomfortable experience, but not an unpleasant one.