Amalric Gerard,
Apollinaire Louis-Philippe Dogue,
Axelle Abbadie,
Brigitte Catillon,
Catherine Breillat
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After his wife leaves him, sound engineer Jacques (Jean-Pierre Bacri) unwittingly opens a new chapter in life by hiring inexperienced cleaning lady Laura (Emilie Dequenne) in this French romantic come...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003
Stats: 13 reviews
Not much to this movie, and if it didn?t end the way it did, it would be a 1.5 star movie. However, it didn?t pander by the end. The only problem is that the beginning 45 minutes is very pedestrian. I just left it on while on the road, and it never really captured my attention, b...( read more)
A lovely film about sadness and mess, both inside and out, and how we are able to make ourselves feel better - temporarily full review
The Housekeeper is wise and subtle in the way it presents its older man. A less interesting movie would make him lustful and self-deceiving, a man who believes his is the secret of eternal youth and v... full review
Manages, despite its middle-aged male-fantasy scenario, to steer clear of the predictable -- or, at the very least, give the predictable some real human dimension. full review
It's refreshing to see a film about nothing but human emotion. full review
There isn't much to The Housekeeper, really, but it plumbs depths of male unease that louder and less wise movies strain to reach. full review
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