Potiche is a glossy throwback made with a modern eye. Theres little effort at psychological depth, and the characters float along on the requirements of comedy. The 2011 buffalo bills season was the teams 42nd season in the national football league and its 52nd overall. When her husband is taken hostage by his striking employees, a trophy wife. English translation of potiche collins frenchenglish. Jul 05, 2011 complete new tv and movie dvd release schedule for july 2011, plus movie stats, cast, trailers, movie posters and more. The three musketeers is a 2011 romantic action adventure film directed by paul w.
Rent potiche 2010 starring catherine deneuve and gerard depardieu on dvd and bluray. Potiche is catherine deneuves show, and she knows it. This is an eloquent, evocative and stunningly emotional film by a master filmmaker operating at the highest level, said music box managing. Potiche personally i prefer holding the cd, browsing the notes that accompany in french, and looking at the pictures in the booklet. Complete new tv and movie dvd release schedule for july 2011, plus movie stats, cast, trailers, movie posters and more. Womens liberation is in the air a housewife takes over her. A french farce with feeling 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Ozon uses these two legendary french stars to perfection. Set in 1977 in a provincial town, potiche is a witty and charming comedy starring catherine deneuve as suzanne pujol, a housebound trophy wife or potiche who steps in to manage an umbrella factory run by her tyranical husband after the workers go on strike. The cd has 28 tracks whilst the mp3 version has 29. Potiche is delightfully performed and directed with legerdemain by this agile and versatile filmmaker. Business and personal complications arrive in the form of her exlover depardieu, a former union leader. Suzanne is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist robert pujol, who. Suzanne pujol catherine deneuve, a trophy housewife, finds out she must step up to manage her tyrannical husband roberts fabrice luchini umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage.
Potiche aka trophy wife, usa promotional title potiche trophy wife. When workers go on strike and take robert hostage, suzanne steps in to replace him, proving to be an assertive woman of action. Business and personal complications arrive in the form of her exlover depardieu, a. The word potiche, we are told, describes an attractive, not particularly functional, knickknack and, by extension, is vernacular for trophy wife. Mar 11, 2011 potiche the official trailer red carpet diary. Suzanne is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist robert pujol, who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron. Womens liberation is in the air a housewife takes over her husbands umbrella business after his illness. Potiche the trophy wife of an umbrella company magnate shakes off the shackles of her welltodo existence and takes the reigns of the family business when her husband suffers a heart attack. Potiche, based on a play by pierre barillet and jeanpierre gredy, is certainly a pleasant. The bills improved on their 412 record from the 2010 season, winning six games.
Potiche definition of potiche by the free dictionary. Apr 14, 2011 potiche is a whimsical comedy, based on a popular parisian stage success of some years ago. Anderson and starring matthew macfadyen, logan lerman, ray stevenson, milla jovovich, luke evans, mads mikkelsen, orlando bloom, and christoph waltz. Set in 1977, the film tells the story of a submissive wife who gets to run her husbands umbrella factory, after the employees.
Feb, 2011 directed by francois ozon produced by mandarin cinema genres. Mar 25, 2011 potiche is catherine deneuves show, and she knows it. A subtitled version in english was released on dvd in october 2011. Catherine deneuve is suzanne pujol, a submissive, housebound trophy housewife or potiche, who steps in to manage the umbrella factory run by her wealthy and tyrannical husband after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. Potiche official trailer starring catherine deneuve. Lucky for you, you can watch the entire season right now right here and on the ifc app, including this free episode courtesy of subaru but now, lets take a moment to look back at some of the new classics fred and carrie have so thoughtfully bestowed upon us. When her husband is taken hostage by his striking employees, a trophy wife takes the. The 45 most fascinating takeaways from the final episodes of the last.
Over 100,000 english translations of french words and phrases. Catherine deneuve leads a bluechip cast in a francois ozon screwball comedy which is arch, knowing and selfaware. A vase or jar with a round or polygonal body tapering at the neck and having a removable cover. Catherine fabienne deneuve was born october 22, 1943 in paris, france. Catherine deneuve is here in one of her best comic roles and gerard depardeieu is her foil.
Set in 1977 in a provincial french town, potiche is a witty and charming comedy starring catherine deneuve as suzanne pojol, a housebound trophy housewife or potiche who steps in to manage the umbrella factory run by her tyranical husband after the workers go on strike. Set in 1977 in a french provincial town, potiche is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous french hit comic play. Set in 1977 in a provincial french town, potiche is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous hit comic play. Harrison ford, 77, was out on april 24, piloting his aviat husky. French auteur francois ozons potiche begins with a scene that seems straight out of a disney movie. Potiche definition is a vase having a separate cover, a body usually rounded or polygonal with nearly vertical sides, a rounded shoulder, and a tapered neck. Star wars day, disney has released the allnew droid depot app, available in the u. In a french bourgeois province in 1977, suzanne is the submissive housewife of wealthy industrialist robert pujol, the tyrannical manager of an umbrella factory. New dvd releases july 2011 latest info on new dvd releases. Catherine deneuve is suzanne pujol, a submissive, housebound trophy housewife or. By the grace of god is produced by mandarin production, in coproduction. The indie film industry shares their top 10 films of 2011. It stars catherine deneuve, gerard depardieu, fabrice luchini, karin viard, judith godreche and jeremie renier. Music box distributed potiche and has released several mandarin titles including anne fontaines the innocents.
But if youd prefer the quicker, mp3 version straight away then you do get an one extra track. Potiche is a 2010 frenchbelgian comedy film directed by francois ozon, based on the play of. Potiche is not subtle in its storytelling robert is a cartoon villain, apoplectic and chauvinist, spouting lines like your job is to share my opinions, not have your own, which makes it all the easier to take pleasure in suzannes flowering in her new position and new responsibilities. It is based on alexandre dumass 1844 novel of the same title with clockpunk elements the film was released on 1 september 2011 in germany, 12 october 2011. In mere days portlandia wraps up its final season, and oh what a season its been. Potiche official trailer starring catherine deneuve youtube. Music box brokered the deal with films distribution and plans a 2017 q1 release. Review catherine deneuve shines in ozons potiche indiewire. When her husband is taken hostage by his striking employees, a trophy wife deneuve takes the reins of the family business and proves to be a remarkably effective leader.
English translation of potiche the official collins frenchenglish dictionary online. Plus the french film potiche and dvds remembering elizabeth taylor. Potiche is a 2010 frenchbelgian comedy film directed by francois ozon, based on the play of the same name by pierre barillet and jeanpierre gredy. Francois ozon, whose latest film, double lover, competed at the cannes film festival last year, is now making by the grace of god, a drama looking at a reallife case of sexual abuses allegedly committed by a french priest in the late 1980s. New episodes are ready weekday mornings so you can listen on your morning commute. The trophy wife of an umbrella company magnate shakes off the shackles of her welltodo existence and takes the reigns of the family business when her husband suffers a heart attack. With catherine deneuve, gerard depardieu, fabrice luchini, karin viard.
R 1h 43min comedy 15 april 2011 usa potiche poster. Potiche is a whimsical comedy, based on a popular parisian stage success of some years ago. It plays like one, although ozon uses more locations than a play would find possible. Directed by francois ozon and adapted from the 1970s play, the story follows suzanne pujo deneauve in the title role as the. Deneuve is suzanne, a submissive, housebound trophy. June 2, 2011 potiche is a frothy french confection, a sort of le flottante of movies. Potiche trophy wife cast and actor biographies tribute.
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