Potiche

A housewife takes over her husband's umbrella business after his illness.

The trailer for Potiche in French which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. A bourgeois housewife (Catherine Deneuve) takes on a rough union leader (Gerard Depardieu) in Fran ois Ozon's sparkling comic war between the sexes, and the classes.

Part two of the press conference for Portiche at the Toronto International Film Festival. See more on TIFF at tiff.net

Part one of the press conference for Portiche at the Toronto International Film Festival. See more on TIFF at tiff.net

International trailer for Potiche. Set in 1977 in a French provincial town, Potiche is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous French hit comic play. Deneuve is Suzanne, a submissive, housebound 'trophy housewife' (or 'potiche') who steps in to manage her wealthy husband's umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. To everyone's surprise, she proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated. Depardieu plays a union leader and Suzanne's former beau who still holds a flame for her. Acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon ('8 Women') twists the original on its head to create his own satirical take on the war between the sexes and classes.

Part three of the press conference for Portiche at the Toronto International Film Festival. See more on TIFF at tiff.net

The domestic trailer for Potiche. 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 her wealthy and tyrannical husband (Fabrice Lucchini)'s umbrella factory 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. Gerard 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 '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.

Feature trailer for Potiche. Set in 1977 in a French provincial town, Potiche is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous French hit comic play. Deneuve is Suzanne, a submissive, housebound 'trophy housewife' (or 'potiche') who steps in to manage her wealthy husband's umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. To everyone's surprise, she proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated. Depardieu plays a union leader and Suzanne's former beau who still holds a flame for her. Acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon twists the original on its head to create his own satirical take on the war between the sexes and classes.