Madame Petlet's True Story (1995)

  • NR
  • 07/12/1995 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 30m

Overview

In this mainstream French comedy, a television writer creates a hit series based on the experiences of her housekeeper. The writer Nathalie does this in desperation as she has a deadline and is utterly blocked. She goes to Petlet and begins transcribing her memories of the lively goings on in her rural home village. Each memory is an episode in itself, and the show becomes a smash hit, but when Petlet realizes that her boss has been cashing on her life stories and taking all the credit, she gets angry and quits leaving Nathalie with no maid and no one to watch her children. Later Petlet's adult children demand that their mother return to demand credit and a piece of the action. But Petlet remains undecided.

Camille de Casabianca

Director

Cast

Maïté's headshot

Maïté

Janine Petlet
Camille de Casabianca's headshot

Camille de Casabianca

Nathalie Reyter
Jean-Pierre Darroussin's headshot

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Hervé Reyter
Michèle Laroque's headshot

Michèle Laroque

Marcie
Richard Guedj's headshot

Richard Guedj

Robert Petlet
Bernard Montiel's headshot

Bernard Montiel

Le journaliste

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