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Trophy Wife

Trophy Wife

Potiche

6.1

2010

103 min

Comedy

In 1977 France, tightfisted factory owner Robert Pujol is so shocked when his workers strike for higher wages that he suffers a heart attack. His acquiescent wife, Suzanne, whose father had founded the factory, takes over management duties during Robert's convalescence.

Trophy Wife

Potiche

6.1

2010

103 min

Comedy

In 1977 France, tightfisted factory owner Robert Pujol is so shocked when his workers strike for higher wages that he suffers a heart attack. His acquiescent wife, Suzanne, whose father had founded the factory, takes over management duties during Robert's convalescence.

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Suzanne Pujol

Gérard Depardieu

Maurice Babin

Fabrice Luchini

Robert Pujol

Karin Viard

Nadège

Jérémie Renier

Laurent Pujol

Judith Godrèche

Joëlle

Élodie Frégé

Suzanne Pujol (jeune)

Sergi López

Le chauffeur du camion

Bruno Lochet

Le délégué CGT

Évelyne Dandry

La soeur de Suzanne Pujol

Gautier About

Maurice Babin (Jeune)

Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine

Robert Pujol (jeune)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

1 year ago

I enjoyed Catherine Deneuve's performance in this worm that turns comedy. She's "Suzanne" - the self-acknowledged "trophy wife" of local factory owner and serial cheater "Robert" (Fabrice Luchini). Their son "Laurent" (Jérémie Renier - reminded me a lot of Michael York) has little interest in what goes on and has a girlfriend in Paris, their daughter "Joëlle" (Judith Godrèche) has ambitions to succeed her father in business. It's that business that provides the fulcrum for the story as the workers go on strike and after a contretemps with communist local mayor "Babin" (Gérard Depardieu) "Robert" has a seizure. It's now that "Suzanne" has to step up and run the business. It was originally her father's, and it turns out that she isn't half bad at it. They are selling umbrellas to Indonesia in increasing numbers. When he returns to fitness, "Robert" wants his job back but finds he's been outmanoeuvred. His wife has it now and she's staying. What now ensues is a rather daft family comedy that looks like it's making the story up as it goes along. Sometimes the family scenarios are a bit contrived - clearly "Suzanne" has a bit of a past, too - but there is a fun chemistry between her and the underused but still quite effective Depardieu and the denouement delivers a fine example of the shrewd thinking and power dressing. It's a situation comedy, really, but still good.