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    FILM & VIDEO

    POTICHE

    POTICHE Video clip

    Presented by Belcourt Theatre at Belcourt Theatre

    April 29-May 15, 2011

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    Opens Friday, April 29th
    Dir. Francois Ozon, France, 2011, 103min, R, w/ English subtitles

     

    Set in 1977 in a provincial French town, POTICHE is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous hit comic play. Catherine Deneuve is Suzanne Pujol, a submissive, housebound ‘trophy housewife’ (or “potiche,”) who steps in to manage the umbrella factory run by her wealthy and tyrannical husband (Fabrice Luchini) after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. To everyone’s surprise, Suzanne proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated. Gérard Depardieu plays a former union leader and Suzanne’s ex-beau who still holds a flame for her. Acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon (“Swimming Pool,” “Under the Sand,” “Time to Leave,”) who had previously directed Ms. Deneuve in the international hit “8 Women,” twists the original play on its head to create his own satirical and hilarious take on the war between the sexes and classes.

    POTICHE reunites French cinema legends Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in an ensemble cast that includes comic greats Fabrice Luchini and Karin Viard (as Luchini’s secretary and mistress,) while Judith Godreche and Jérémie Renier play the Pujols’ entitled daughter and sexually ambiguous son. The impeccable 1970s era set design and costumes, were created by Katia Wyzkop and Pascaline Chavanne, respectively.

     


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        Belcourt Theatre

        2102 Belcourt Avenue
        Nashville, TN 37212

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        $8.75/Adult
        $7.25 /Adult Matinee
        $7.75/Student
        $6.75/Student Matinee
        $7.25/Military
        $6.75/Military Matinee
        $6.25/Senior
        $7.25/Child

         

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        April 29-May 15, 2011

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