'' Potiche '' is a 2010 French-Belgian comedy film directed by François Ozon , based on the play of the same name by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy . It stars Catherine Deneuve , Gérard Depardieu , Fabrice Luchini , Karin Viard , Judith Godrèche and Jérémie Renier . Set in 1977 , the film tells the story of a submissive wife who gets to run her husband 's umbrella factory , after the employees rebel against their tyrannical manager . In French , a " potiche " is a decorative vase , but by extension means " window dressing " or , roughly , " trophy wife " . The film competed at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and received two Magritte Award nominations , winning Best Supporting Actor for Jérémie Renier
67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
Potiche