Past Run
Potiche
Based on a stage play set in a provincial French town in the 1970s, writer/director François Ozon's newest film stars Catherine Deneuve as Suzanne Pujol, a submissive and housebound 'trophy housewife' (or "potiche") who steps in to manage the umbrella factory of her wealthy husband (Fabrice Luchini) after the workers go on strike and take their tyrannical boss hostage. To everyone's surprise, Suzanne proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action, and it is only a matter of time before she runs into a former union leader and ex-beau (Gérard Depardieu) who still holds a flame for her. But when her husband returns to the factory, rested and in top form, things get complicated.
“The sly ‘Potiche’ is François Ozon’s most successful film to date...a perfect vehicle for Catherine Deneuve.”
— Kent Turner, Film Forward
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 7 engagements
- CameoWed, May 4 – Fri, May 6, 2011 · 3 days
- ClaremontClaremont 5Fri, Apr 29 – Thu, May 5, 2011 · 1 week
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Fri, Mar 25 – Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · 5 weeks
- Fallbrook 7Fri, Apr 15 – Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · 2 weeks
- Beverly HillsLumiere Music HallFri, Apr 22 – Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · 1 week
- EncinoTown Center 5Fri, Mar 25 – Thu, Apr 21, 2011 · 4 weeks
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterFri, Apr 8 – Thu, Apr 21, 2011 · 2 weeks