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Potiche: a French farce with Deneuve and Depardieu
Set in 1977 French bourgeoisie, social satire Potiche stars Catherine Deneuve as Suzanne, the trophy wife of a selfish reactionary industrialist who runs an umbrella factory. When her husband is hospitalized, Suzanne takes charge of the company and calls upon a former lover, a local rough communist MP played by Gérard Depardieu. With verve and brio, prolific director François Ozon (8 Women) produces a screwball comedy – based on a 1980 eponymous play - about war between the sexes, and the classes. This light-hearted drama starring a blue-chip cast is the second French film in competition for the Golden Lion, screened last Saturday in Venice.