How to Be a Good Wife
2020·Movie·
·1h 48min
Where to Watch
Not available to stream in (flatrate)
About
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.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersComing Of AgeBreaking Social NormsLove And FriendshipPersonal GrowthFemale EmpowermentGender Inequality
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersPersonal TransformationRediscovering LoveOvercoming AdversitySocial ChangeQuestioning Societal Expectations
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Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Guillaume Schiffman, Juliette Maillard, Martin Provost
Written by:
Séverine Werba, Martin Provost
Produced by:
Serge Hayat, Adrian Politowski, Beata Saboova
Composed by:
Grégoire Hetzel
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