Review of Potiche (1983) by John Joseph M — 26 Aug 2012

It's like warm chicken soup on a cold day.

This review of Potiche (1983) was written by John Joseph M on 26 Aug 2012.

Potiche has generally received positive reviews.

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By Stuart M (627) on 11 Mar 2012

For a romantic comedy, it wasn't romantic or funny. It was nasty, immoral and boring. Shame to see great talent reduced to this trash. Avoid…

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By Benjamin K (203) on 05 Jan 2012

A very French take on class and gender wars in the 1970s…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 31 Jul 2016

It was OK. Not laugh out loud funny, but cute. It's a parody of French films from the 70s…

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By Jonas S (62) on 02 Aug 2012

I completely loved this movie! It's funny, smart, adorable (I never use that word, but it fits 100%), cynical, sarcastic...all good things…

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By Roseana M (18) on 06 May 2012

It's not easy to adapt this kind of play into the big screen, but they've have done it in a very pleasant way…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 12 Jan 2013

The daft feather-light French farce Potiche is a period piece designed to remind us of just how far and how fast women have come in the Western world…

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By James Plath (543) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 11 Feb 2012

Deneuve's performance and the artistic design make this film work, despite shortcomings in humor and plotting…

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By Nick G (800) on 14 Jan 2013

What a delight of a film, it romps along clearly an adaption of a play and all the better for it. French film par excellence…

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It all starts to go wrong when Ozon puts his own twist on the play by adding a new act... The addendum ultimately makes Potiche too pastiche…

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By Paulina A (153) on 20 Jan 2013

Women are the best! Great movie on how we can do anything…

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