How to Be a Good Wife
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Overview
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.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2020-03-11
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
233
Vote Average
5.7
Juliette Binoche
Paulette Van Der Beck
Yolande Moreau
Gilberte Van der Beck
Noémie Lvovsky
Marie-Therese
Édouard Baer
André Grunvald
François Berléand
Robert Van der Beck
Marie Zabukovec
Annie Fuchs
Anamaria Vartolomei
Albane Des-deux-Ponts
Lily Taïeb
Yvette Ziegler
Pauline Briand
Corinne Schwartz
Armelle
Christiane Rougemont
Marine Berlanger
Residential school student
Clémence Blondeau
Residential school student
Marie Cornillon
Marie-Jo Lorentz
Lauren Deguitre
Residential school student
Clémentine Delange
Residential school student
Juliet Doucet
Residential school student
Suzanne-Marie Gabriel
Residential school student
Elise Girard
Residential school student
Marie-Anne Guilbert
Residential school student
Sasha Herschritt
Residential school student
Margaux Houssiaux
Residential school student
Blandine Laignel
Residential school student
Andréa Mands
Residential school student
Salomé Soares
Residential school student
Julien Sibre
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Raymonde
Dominique Pozzetto
The priest
Philippe Morand
Mr. Schmitt
Cécile Dominjon
Birgit, the waitress at Mado
Stéphane Hausauer
Mr. Frantz, the waiter at Mado
François Hauteserre
The motorist in the traffic jam
Cécile Ribault-Caillol
Ménie Grégoire (voice)
Alex Dey
Gaëtan
Lucas Bleger
The bistro customer
Perrine Avisse
The makeup artist
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