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Review of Potiche (1983) by Manu S — 24 Apr 2011

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Emancipation of a bourgeois 70s housewife...and not a single HermÃ¨s scarf was damaged in the process!

This review of Potiche (1983) was written by Manu S on 24 Apr 2011.

Potiche has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Anna B (1,143) on 31 Jul 2016

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By Cj C (605) on 23 Oct 2011

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By Jens T (504) on 22 Jul 2012

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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 Joseph Walsh (276) for CineVue (2,163) on 28 Aug 2018

I guarantee that you will enjoy this camp, funny and political film that uses its seventies setting to engage the viewer in equality issues…

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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 Pierre M (106) on 06 Dec 2011

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