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The Housekeeper

Play trailer Poster for The Housekeeper R,  2003,  1h 31m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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78% Tomatometer 59 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
After his wife leaves him and his apartment turns into a pigsty, Jacques (Jean-Pierre Bacri) decides to get a housekeeper. He meets Laura (Émilie Dequenne), who's young and pretty. She has no experience, but he hires her. As time passes, Laura does more than just mop the floors -- she gradually begins to insinuate herself into his life. Soon their relationship threatens to go beyond that between an employer and his employee. But is that what Jacques really wants?
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Critics Consensus

Nuanced performances and an understated tone make The Housekeeper transcend its familiar premise.

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Susan Walker Toronto Star Dec 19, 2003
3/5
Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton make the life of a middle-aged single person look highly desirable. The Housekeeper doesn't deal in such delusions. Go to Full Review
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Dec 19, 2003
3/4
None of this is profoundly new, but the delicacy of the telling is well worth the experience. Go to Full Review
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel Nov 7, 2003
4/5
With their reverse-chemistry, [Bacri and Dequenne are] so good together -- hot and hilarious simultaneously -- that you'd think they'd been a team for ages. Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 13, 2005
3/5
James Verniere Boston Herald Jul 16, 2005
3.5/4
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Claude Berri

Director

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jacques

Émilie Dequenne

Laura

Brigitte Catillon

Claire

Jacques Frantz

Ralph

Axelle Abbadie

Hélène

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Synopsis After his wife leaves him and his apartment turns into a pigsty, Jacques (Jean-Pierre Bacri) decides to get a housekeeper. He meets Laura (Émilie Dequenne), who's young and pretty. She has no experience, but he hires her. As time passes, Laura does more than just mop the floors -- she gradually begins to insinuate herself into his life. Soon their relationship threatens to go beyond that between an employer and his employee. But is that what Jacques really wants?
Director
Claude Berri
Producer
Claude Berri
Screenwriter
Claude Berri
Distributor
Palm Pictures
Production Co
Centre National de la Cinematographie
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 4, 2003, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 19, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA)
$455.0K
Runtime
1h 31m
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