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.[1] In French, a "potiche" is a decorative vase, but also roughly means the same thing as "trophy wife".[2] The film competed at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.