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.

Juliette Binoche
Paulette Van Der Beck

Yolande Moreau
Gilberte Van der Beck

Noémie Lvovsky
Marie-Therese

Édouard Baer
André Grunvald

François Berléand
Robert Van der Beck

Marie Zabukovec
Annie Fuchs

Anamaria Vartolomei
Albane Des-deux-Ponts

Lily Taïeb
Yvette Ziegler
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Release Date
March 11, 2020
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Comedy
Director