How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
Original title: La Bonne Épouse
How to Be a Good Wife is a 2020 French-language comedy movie directed by Martin Provost, with a running time of 1h 48m. It stars Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau and Noémie Lvovsky.
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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What is How to Be a Good Wife 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.
When was How to Be a Good Wife released?
How to Be a Good Wife was released on 11 March 2020.
How long is How to Be a Good Wife?
How to Be a Good Wife runs 1h 48m.
Who made How to Be a Good Wife?
How to Be a Good Wife was directed by Martin Provost.
Where can I watch How to Be a Good Wife?
How to Be a Good Wife is available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, France Channel Amazon Channel, OVID, Fawesome and Kanopy.
Where to watch How to Be a Good Wife
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, France Channel Amazon Channel, OVID
Watch free with ads: The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Cast
- Juliette Binoche as Paulette Van Der Beck
- Yolande Moreau as Gilberte Van der Beck
- Noémie Lvovsky as Marie-Therese
- Édouard Baer as André Grunvald
- François Berléand as Robert Van der Beck
- Marie Zabukovec as Annie Fuchs
- Anamaria Vartolomei as Albane Des-deux-Ponts
- Lily Taïeb as Yvette Ziegler
- Pauline Briand as Corinne Schwartz
- Armelle as Christiane Rougemont
- Marine Berlanger as Residential school student
- Clémence Blondeau as Residential school student
