Ariane and Hugo are a married couple of a certain social status. He is a big executive with a firm of heavy construction equipment. Ariane is a housewife with a side job as a jewelry designing concern. She is useless when it comes to taking care of the house, or the children, for that matter. Hugo, on the other hand, has much better sense of accomplishment, being a successful business man. Hugo's attitude is to leave all the household things to Ariane, after all, he feels it's his right!
Ariane, who is dissatisfied with a boring life makes a proposal to Hugo, how about changing roles. She will assume Hugo's position at his firm, and he will stay home to take care of the house, and kids, plus the jewelry sideline. Both agree in the experiment and sign an agreement for a year to see where it goes. Both are transformed by the experiment, but are they really happy doing what either one was prepared to do?
This French comedy, probably a vehicle for its star, Sophie Marceau, could have been made by Hollywood. One would not doubt the American cinema will attempt to make it into a 'cute' remake because it has all the elements that will appeal to their audiences. Directed by Pascal Pouzadoux, who also helped with the screenplay. Do not make any mistakes, this is a glossy film with a sophisticated look. Sophie Marceau and Danny Boon, a good French comedian, do what they can with a movie that does not go anywhere.
Ariane, who is dissatisfied with a boring life makes a proposal to Hugo, how about changing roles. She will assume Hugo's position at his firm, and he will stay home to take care of the house, and kids, plus the jewelry sideline. Both agree in the experiment and sign an agreement for a year to see where it goes. Both are transformed by the experiment, but are they really happy doing what either one was prepared to do?
This French comedy, probably a vehicle for its star, Sophie Marceau, could have been made by Hollywood. One would not doubt the American cinema will attempt to make it into a 'cute' remake because it has all the elements that will appeal to their audiences. Directed by Pascal Pouzadoux, who also helped with the screenplay. Do not make any mistakes, this is a glossy film with a sophisticated look. Sophie Marceau and Danny Boon, a good French comedian, do what they can with a movie that does not go anywhere.