How To Be A Good Wife (La bonne epouse)

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Synopsis

French-language Comedy. After the sudden death of her husband (François Berléand), the headmistress (Juliette Binoche) of a housekeeping school for girls begins to question gender roles in 1968 France.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Portrayal of a suicide attempt - no blood, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Gender roles
• Desire
• Feminism

Classification rationale

Rated PG for sexual content

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