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Madame Petlet's True Story

1995 · 90 min

A light, talky French comedy that coasts on charm and domestic friction rather than big laughs.

Directed by: Camille de Casabianca
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Maïté, Camille de Casabianca, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Overview: In this mainstream French comedy, a television writer creates a hit series based on the experiences of her housekeeper. The writer Nathalie does this in desperation as she has a deadline and is utterly blocked. She goes to Petlet and begins transcribing her memories of the lively goings on in her rural home village. Each memory is an episode in itself, and the show becomes a smash hit, but when Petlet realizes that her boss has been cashing on her life stories and taking all the credit, she gets angry and quits leaving Nathalie with no maid and no one to watch her children. Later Petlet's adult children demand that their mother return to demand credit and a piece of the action. But Petlet remains undecided.

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Directed by: Camille de Casabianca
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Maïté, Camille de Casabianca, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
work
family
identity
media
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Camille de Casabianca
Starring: Maïté, Camille de Casabianca, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michèle Laroque, Richard Guedj, Gérard Hernandez, Bernard Montiel, Éric Seigne
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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