Description: About this productProduct InformationClaude Berri (JEAN DE FLORETTE, LUCIE AUBRAC) delivers yet another laudable entry on love and loneliness in UNE FEMME DE MENAGE. The story, written with efficiency and compassion, follows Jacques (Jean-Pierre Bacri), a middle-aged sound producer unable to keep his apartment clean as he struggles to come to terms with his recent divorce. To solve the former, and unintentionally also the latter problem, he responds to an ad for a housekeeper. Laura (Émilie Dequenne), a beautiful girl in her twenties, answers Jacques' call and, needless to say, he hires her upon their first meeting, even despite the noticeable spots of dirt on her face. While a romance between the two appears inevitable, Berri keeps the story fresh by painting the lovers as alternately ambivalent and desirous. Eloquent photography draws the audience further into the narrative, with beatific landscapes of the French countryside, Paris, and the beach, as well as depictions of Jacques and Laura in romantic shadows, golden hour sunlight, and quiet Parisian silhouettes. French Director Catherine Breillat (ROMANCE) appears as Jacques' ex-wife Constance, providing the lighthearted and mostly comedic film with some needed gravity. Her presence suggests loneliness comes not from lack of love but as love's consequences. Even as Laura lifts Jacques from his doldrums, love remains the vice to which he is most vulnerable.This film was part of Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2003 presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Unifrance, and The French Film Office/Unifrance USA, together with French Cultural Services.Product IdentifiersUPC0031398104629eBay Product ID (ePID)3435525Product Key FeaturesDirectorClaude BerriRatingRFormatDVDMovie/TV TitleHousekeeperSub-GenreFrenchGenreForeign LanguageAdditional Product FeaturesFilm CountryFranceRegion CodeRegion 1Number of Discs1Leading RoleEmilie Dequenne, Jean-Pierre BacriRelease Date20031111
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Custom Bundle: No
Studio: Palm Pictures
Case Type: Tall/DVD Case
Features: Trailer, Previews, Widescreen
Cinematic Movement: Arthouse/Independent
Release Year: 2003
Actor: Emilie Dequenne
Language: French
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Subtitle Language: English
Director: Claude Berri
Rating: R
Format: DVD
Movie/TV Title: Housekeeper
Sub-Genre: French
Genre: Foreign Language
