My Wife's Name Is Maurice

My Wife's Name Is Maurice

Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré

Produced by France 2 Cinéma, Seven Pictures

2002102 min4.8 / 10

A Parisian farce built on escalating deceptions and mistaken identities, where a wealthy man's scheme to impersonate his wife spirals into comic chaos.

Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Wife's Name Is Maurice sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is My Wife's Name Is Maurice violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is My Wife's Name Is Maurice scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is My Wife's Name Is Maurice easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does My Wife's Name Is Maurice end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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