Synopsis
Paris, 1960. Jean-Louis lives a bourgeois existence absorbed in his work, cohabiting peacefully with his neurotic socialite wife Suzanne while their children are away at boarding school. The couple’s world is turned upside-down when they hire a Spanish maid Maria. Through Maria, Jean-Louis is introduced to an alternative reality just a few floors up on the building’s sixth floor, the servants’ quarters. He befriends a group of sassy Spanish maids, refugees of the Franco regime, who teach him there’s more to life than stocks and bonds, and whose influence on the house will ultimately transform everyone’s life.
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Movie Details
| Canada Releases: |
June 3rd, 2011 (Limited), released as Service Entrance |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
106 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Foreign Language, Culture Clash, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family, Political, Upstairs / Downstairs, Infidelity |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Vendome Pictures, France 2 Cinema |
| Production Countries: |
France |
| Languages: |
French |
March 13th, 2012
There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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