Ma part du gâteau

Dec 9 2011 Not Rated 1h 49m
Comedy, Drama

France, a factory worker, lives with her three daughters in Dunkirk. The factory where she worked has been closed, leaving France and all of her workmates without a job. She decides to go to Paris to look for work. There she finds a cleaning job at the home of a rich man, Steve, whose world is radically different from her own. As their paths keep crossing, she discovers that her employer played a part in closing the factory in Dunkirk...

Plot

France, a middle-aged divorcée, has just been laid off after 20 years at the same shipping company. She takes an overdose of pills but is rushed to hospital and makes a complete recovery. Desperate for employment to support her three children, she moves to Paris where she connects with Ahmed, the father of a former co-worker. France pretends to be a low-skilled immigrant to find menial work, but is then offered the chance to be the housekeeper for Stéphane, a wealthy French banker who has returned to Paris after 10 years in London. The relationship between the pair is initially tense, but he eventually warms to her, especially after she proves herself an adept hand at taking care of his son for a month, an extra duty for which she is paid EUR200 a day. The relationship between them turns amorous on a trip to London to meet with partners of Stéphane's firm.

Written by

Cédric Klapisch

Directed by

Cédric Klapisch

Cast

Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche, Audrey Lamy

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Pictanovo, Move Movie, Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma

Languages

English, Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,395
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA