Heavy Weather

3.5 / 10

(2 votes)

Over the course of five seasons, this film chronicles a young woman's rise to power within a tempestuous all-female office. Employing elements of fantasy, realism, drama and satire, much of the story takes place in the confines of an oppressive looking steel and glass skyscraper owned by a powerful insurance company. Though the office is populated only by women, the place seethes with tension due to office politics and the personal turmoil suffered by the employees, something that the beautiful and outwardly ruthless office supervisor Carabosse does her best to ignore. When the ever business-like Carabosse finally gets promoted, she appoints Agate (the story's true protagonist) as her successor. Power corrupts and it does not take long for the compassionate Agate to transform into a copy of Carabosse.

Country:
Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Jean Marbœuf

Cast:
Catherine Arditi

Claude Martine

Françoise Arnoul

Rosa Bellefeuille

Évelyne Bouix

La fée Carabosse

Fabienne Chaudat

Pétronille Dubreuil

Josiane Lévêque

Françoise Mourioux

Crew:
Jean Marbœuf

Director

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Writer

Dominique Bouilleret

Director of Photography

Odile Sauton

Costume Design

Jean Marbœuf

Writer