Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
In 1977 France, tightfisted factory owner Robert Pujol is so shocked when his workers strike for higher wages that he suffers a heart attack. His acquiescent wife, Suzanne, whose father had founded the factory, takes over management duties during Robert's convalescence.
A modest French comedy set in 1977 that draws on feminist themes as a timid wife discovers her competence when thrust into management. The premise has reasonable charm and period authenticity, but the plotting is fairly conventional and the resolution feels predictable. Acting is serviceable without standout performances, cinematography is functional rather than distinctive, and while the gender-reversal workplace premise gives it some novelty, it treads familiar territory for the era's French social comedies.