Review of Potiche (1983) by Jens T — 22 Jul 2012

Francois Ozon's Potiche is set in the 1970s where the troubled old housewife, Suzanne (Catherine Deneuve) is filling in her husband, Robert's (Fabrice Luchini) as the CEO to an umbrella factory, while he is sick because of overworking. The factory workers are not pleased with his management, and is on strike. But that changes when his wife steps in and introduces new reforms, which makes her popular. So when her husband is fully recovered she has get use to the job, and will not give it away that easily.

This movie is kind of an sequel to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg in that way that it follows an unhappy married couple, and also a former lover is involved. But this film is actually a comedy, about the 70s feminist movement. And of course Deneuve is wonderful, and so are the cast, the only problem I see here is that there are to few obstacle that the film begins to drag and becomes boring. But besides that it's a film with great characters. Thumbs up.