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Comedy

Trophy Wife

- The trophy is coming off the shelf.

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.

Release Date : 2010-11-10

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FOZMars DistributionWild BunchSCOPE PicturesCanal+France 2 CinémaFrance TélévisionsMandarin Cinéma

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles : Potiche

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Character Name : Suzanne Pujol

Original Name : Catherine Deneuve

Gender : Female

Gérard Depardieu

Character Name : Maurice Babin

Original Name : Gérard Depardieu

Gender : Male

Fabrice Luchini

Character Name : Robert Pujol

Original Name : Fabrice Luchini

Gender : Male

Karin Viard

Character Name : Nadège

Original Name : Karin Viard

Gender : Female

Jérémie Renier

Character Name : Laurent Pujol

Original Name : Jérémie Renier

Gender : Male

Judith Godrèche

Character Name : Joëlle

Original Name : Judith Godrèche

Gender : Female

Élodie Frégé

Character Name : Suzanne Pujol (jeune)

Original Name : Élodie Frégé

Gender : Female

Sergi López

Character Name : Le chauffeur du camion

Original Name : Sergi López

Gender : Male

Bruno Lochet

Character Name : Le délégué CGT

Original Name : Bruno Lochet

Gender : Male

Évelyne Dandry

Character Name : La soeur de Suzanne Pujol

Original Name : Évelyne Dandry

Gender : Female

Gautier About

Character Name : Maurice Babin (Jeune)

Original Name : Gautier About

Gender : Male

Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine

Character Name : Robert Pujol (jeune)

Original Name : Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine

Gender : Male

Noam Charlier

Character Name : Flavien

Original Name : Noam Charlier

Gender : Male

Martin De Myttenaere

Character Name : Stanislas

Original Name : Martin De Myttenaere

Gender : Male

Yannick Schmitz

Character Name : Jean-François

Original Name : Yannick Schmitz

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-08

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.