The Women on the 6th Floor

The Women on the 6th Floor

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Directed by Philippe Le Guay

Produced by Vendôme Production, France 2 Cinéma

2011106 min6.8 / 10

A charming, warmly comedic story about a rigid Parisian businessman discovering joy and humanity through the vibrant world of Spanish servants, set in an elegantly nostalgic 1960s Paris.

Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the service of Jean-Louis' family, makes him discover the servants' quarter on the sixth floor of the luxury building he owns and lives in. There live a crowd of lively Spanish maids who will help Jean-Louis to open to a new civilization and a new approach of life. In their company - and more precisely in the company of beautiful Maria - Jean-Louis will gradually become another man, a better man.

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  • Is The Women on the 6th Floor easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Women on the 6th Floor violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does The Women on the 6th Floor end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Women on the 6th Floor scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Women on the 6th Floor sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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