Does How to Be a Good Wife end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How to Be a Good Wife scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How to Be a Good Wife violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How to Be a Good Wife easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is How to Be a Good Wife sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

How to Be a Good Wife

Name: How to Be a Good Wife
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2020
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noémie Lvovsky, Édouard Baer, François Berléand

Directed by Martin Provost

Produced by Les Films du Kiosque, France 3 Cinéma

2020108 min5.7 / 10

A warm, playful comedy about a widow and her students discovering feminist awakening amid 1970s social upheaval, balancing period nostalgia with sharp social critique.

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.

Clusters

Quirky Genius Movies Bittersweet Second Chances Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Found Family Stories Intense Emotional Drama

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

France Change 1970s Feminism Affectation Angry Aggressive Critical Admiring Ambiguous Ambivalent Familiar Harsh

Questions people ask

Does How to Be a Good Wife end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is How to Be a Good Wife scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is How to Be a Good Wife violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is How to Be a Good Wife easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is How to Be a Good Wife sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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