Most of the film was quite a good send-up of the finishing schools for young ladies in the early part of the 20th Century. However, I felt that it suddenly jumped to a musical about the Feminist Movement of 1968 without really taking us along. I liked the three main characters, played by Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau and Noemie Lvovsky, even though the comedy was a bit overdone in places. People who are old enough to remember 1968 would appreciate the old-fashioned attitudes about the expectations of a good wife, and the changes that took place in the Feminist Movement. However there was not enough explanation in this film, of the reasons that the teachers and students of this school became involved. I felt that the good actors were wasted on a film that was too light and fluffy.
Review of How to Be a Good Wife
