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  • Dirty Dishes (1978)
  • R
    117 min | Drama
Dirty Dishes (1978)
R
117 min | Drama

Diary of a housewife, going mad. Armelle is nearly 30, with a husband and two sons. It's the early 80s in France, unemployment is high, and she's not worked (outside the home) since she was a dancer at age 20. She cooks, cleans, shops, ...See moreDiary of a housewife, going mad. Armelle is nearly 30, with a husband and two sons. It's the early 80s in France, unemployment is high, and she's not worked (outside the home) since she was a dancer at age 20. She cooks, cleans, shops, takes her boys to school, and her guilty pleasure is to have her hair shampooed, an addiction she tries to hide from her husband. An architect in her building leers at her. She becomes depressed and tries to find a job. When the brakes on the family car go out as she's taking it to a garage and she narrowly misses several pedestrians, she snaps. The architect assaults her, and desperation sets in. Has she any options or any hope? Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Suzanne Baron (collaboration) | Joyce Buñuel (dialogue) (screenplay)
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Updated Apr 19, 1978

Release date
Mar 25, 1983 (United States)

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Carole Laure
Armelle Bertrand Armelle Bertrand   See fewer
Pierre Santini
Marc Bertrand Marc Bertrand   See fewer
Liliane Rovère
La copine d'Armelle (as Liliane Roveyre) La copine d'Armelle (as Liliane Roveyre)   See fewer
Daniel Sarky
L'architecte (as Daniel Sarki) L'architecte (as Daniel Sarki)   See fewer
Bernard Haller
Le réalisateur de la publicité Le réalisateur de la publicité   See fewer
Françoise Armel
Actress Actress   See fewer
Luc Danet
Actor Actor   See fewer
Jeanne Dory
Actress Actress   See fewer
Catherine Lachens
L'amie business-woman L'amie business-woman   See fewer
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Le serveur du Restoroute Le serveur du Restoroute   See fewer
Roger Muni
Actor Actor   See fewer
Agathe Natanson
Actress (as Agathe Nathanson) Actress (as Agathe Nathanson)   See fewer
Louis Navarre
Le voisin Le voisin   See fewer
Odile Poisson
Actress Actress   See fewer
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Le fou furieux en voiture Le fou furieux en voiture   See fewer
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