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Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.2 / 100
2020·Comedy / Drama·1h 49m

HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE

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.

Above the Line
Martin Provost·DirectorSéverine Werba·WriterMartin Provost·WriterGuillaume Schiffman·Director of PhotographyGrégoire Hetzel·Original Music ComposerAlbertine Lastera·Editor
Cast
Juliette Binoche·Paulette Van Der BeckYolande Moreau·Gilberte Van der BeckNoémie Lvovsky·Marie-ThereseÉdouard Baer·André GrunvaldFrançois Berléand·Robert Van der BeckMarie Zabukovec·Annie FuchsAnamaria Vartolomei·Albane Des-deux-PontsLily Taïeb·Yvette ZieglerPauline Briand·Corinne SchwartzArmelle·Christiane Rougemont
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Martin Provost·DirectorJuliette Maillard·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Séverine Werba·WriterMartin Provost·Writer
Camera· 1
Guillaume Schiffman·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Albertine Lastera·Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Grégoire Hetzel·Original Music ComposerBrigitte Taillandier·Sound MixerIngrid Ralet·Supervising Sound EditorEmmanuel Croset·Sound Re-Recording MixerLuc Thomas·Foley MixerValérie Le Docte·Dialogue EditorPhilippe van Leer·Foley Artist
Art & Design· 5
Madeline Fontaine·Costume DesignThierry François·Production DesignCamille Bougon-Pigneul·Set DecorationCéline Planchenault·Key Makeup ArtistChristophe Oliveira·Key Makeup Artist
Production· 7
Serge Hayat·ProducerAdrian Politowski·Executive ProducerBeata Saboova·ProducerFrançois Kraus·ProducerDenis Pineau-Valencienne·ProducerBrigitte Moidon·CastingMarie-France Michel·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Céline Vh·HairstylistDorothée Soual·WigmakerMorgane Salou·HairstylistVirginie Berland·WigmakerLoïc Limosin·Gaffer
By the Numbers
68.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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