Edition |
Widescreen version. |
Description |
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, 5.1 surround sound, Dolby digital, DTS. |
Cast |
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emilie Dequenne, Brigitte Catillon, Catherine Breillat, Jacques Frantz, Axelle Abbadie. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Eric Gautier ; editor, François Gédigier ; original music, Frédéric Botton ; costume designer, Corinne Jorry ; production designer, Hoang Thanh At. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
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Based on the novel "Editions de minuit" by Christian Oster. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality/nudity and brief language. |
Summary |
Jacques is a forlorn bachelor living alone after his wife has left him. Deciding to get his life back in order, he hires a housekeeper. Laura plows through the mess that has overtaken his apartment, but he soon learns that she has never done a days worth of housework in her life. Her presence adds a joyful spark to a life that has been missing living for too long. |
Note |
Special features: making-of video; theatrical trailers; previews; weblinks. |
Language |
French dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Housekeepers -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Bachelors -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films -- France.
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Added Author |
Berri, Claude.
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Bacri, Jean-Pierre.
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Dequenne, Émilie.
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Catillon, Brigitte.
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Breillat, Catherine, 1948-
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Frantz, Jacques, 1947-
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Abbadie, Axelle, 1951-
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Gautier, Eric, 1961-
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Gedigier, François.
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Botton, Frédéric.
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Jorry, Corinne.
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At, Hoang Thanh.
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Oster, Christian
Femme de ménage.
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Hirsch (Firm)
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Pathé-Renn Production (Firm)
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Hirsch-Renn Productions (Firm)
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Société nationale télévision française 1.
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Studio Canal+.
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Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
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Palm Pictures.
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Studio Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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Added Title |
Housekeeper |
ISBN |
1594350450 |
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9781594350450 |
Standard No. |
031398104629 |
Music No. |
LG1046D Palm Pictures |
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