kasey means Mr. Pujol comes back into his factory after a medical leave for a heart attack and sees his wife. He tells her that she can leave so he can take over. Little be known to him, Mrs. Pujol reveals that she is now in control of the company and that he can go home. This is one of the main turning points of the film Potiche by Francois Ozon. Potiche means trophy housewife and Mrs. Pujol was one up until this point in the movie. Now she's making her husband be a trophy husband. Suzanne was not allowed to have a job or even work around the house. She was to have hobbies and cater to her husband. This movie is about Suzanne becoming a powerful woman independent of her husband. The movie starts out showing us how much Suzanne is in control by her husband. She refuses to admit that she is a trophy wife, even when her daughter tells her she is. When Mr. Pujols factory workers go on strike and is attacked, Suzanne has to take control of the factory. She takes this as her opportunity to take control of the company and be more than a trophy wife. The workers love all of her changes until her husband manipulates an unsigned contract to turn everyone against her. By the end though, Suzanne has more power than her husband does, even without the company.At the end of the movie Suzanne Pujol is giving a speech to a big crowd gathered. By the end, Suzanne has gained the vote of her husband's secretary, all of her kids, and almost everyone else. Although she lost control of the factory to her husband, she ends up with more power and more people on her side. When Suzanne is giving the speech, all eyes on her and she even refers to opening an umbrella in the speech. This is referring to her husband's umbrella factory. When the speech is over, she belts into song. The spotlight is on her through the whole song and ends in a shot focused on her as well. This shows how much Suzanne has changed and has become more than just a trophy housewife. She has shown everybody that she can be powerful and more than they had expected from her.I would recommend this movie to anyone. It is more of an adult movie because there are some sexual references and some difficult topics that a child would not grasp. I really like this movie because it starts out showing the general expectation of women, and ends with Suzanne becoming the complete opposite. This is definitely a feminist film. I also like how Suzanne not only gains power over her husband, but also over the Mayor who was her ex-lover. Suzanne takes the factory from her husband, and eventually the title of Mayor from the past Mayor. She shows that she does not need a man to succeed in life and I really like that.

kosmasp While the movie has been used for the orange ads (in the UK, they took the trailer I think and put English subtitles that make it look like an ad), it is far more than that. Then again it might be less than you expect, considering the director. But it is a very "normal" movie for Ozon, so don't expect anything to crazy.Still the story is good, the actors are very good and it is a good comedy overall. The title does get explained in the movie too. And our lead actress might need a push, but you will see that she is anything but a potiche. And I guess the theme of strong women is something that you can always expect from Ozon (so there is something to recognize him by).

ed0881 Potiche is not a charmless film in any sense - it's visually very well observed, with a sincerely analogue feel that is thoroughly convincing, and occasionally it's fairly funny. So I found why I wasn't wholly enjoying the picture at the time pretty hard to pin down, but concluded that it was some basic narrative inauthenticity. Which should be fine, right? Because it was charming, and an almost pretty persuasive meta-farce; as whimsical, distracting and colourful as the brief dictates. But for a film of this length which functions, as you'll notice, in two - if not three - pretty exhausting segments, and whose foci are family, class, female equality and ageing, Potiche needed to decide what it was, who its target was, and commit itself to it with a bit more feeling. It was thoroughly enjoyable, but when has the treatment of these subjects, even farcically, not benefited from slightly more depth than Potiche has? I doubt you'll regret seeing it, but expect to leave not wholly sure what you've seen.

Gordon-11 This film is about an irritable and unfaithful umbrella factory owner, and his model wife who holds the household well."Potiche" is a pleasant surprise. Depsite the main character being unlikeable, the film manages to be funny, engaging and empowering. The characters are all unique and interesting, making a good character study. The changes seen in the factory owner and his wife throughout the film are very interesting and comical to watch. The two children are also good, especially the son who seems to be portrayed to have a homosexual hint. Maybe this explains the scene where he has a new male friend. If this subplot could be touched on again, to get some closure and not leave the subplot hanging.