"Potiche" is a delightful mix of farce, sex comedy, paean to women's liberation and soft-pitch socialism. As if you couldn't discern from that description, it's French. This amusing, heartfelt film, adapted from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, comes from writer/director François Ozon, who made the creepy/sexy psychological thriller "Swimming Pool." Set in 1977, "Potiche" stars Catherine Deneuve as a trophy wife who takes over the umbrella factory of her rich industrialist tyrant of a husband after he falls ill and finds the new role awakens long-dormant desires about the direction of her life.
Potiche
Potiche
Potiche
"Potiche" is a delightful mix of farce, sex comedy, paean to women's liberation and soft-pitch socialism. As if you couldn't discern from that description, it's French. This amusing, heartfelt film, adapted from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, comes from writer/director François Ozon, who made the creepy/sexy psychological thriller "Swimming Pool." Set in 1977, "Potiche" stars Catherine Deneuve as a trophy wife who takes over the umbrella factory of her rich industrialist tyrant of a husband after he falls ill and finds the new role awakens long-dormant desires about the direction of her life.