Heavy Weather

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jean Marbœuf

Writers

Jean Marbœuf, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Language

French

Release date

1 October 1996

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Catherine Arditi

  Claude Martine

• 

  Françoise Arnoul

  Rosa Bellefeuille

• 

  Évelyne Bouix

  La fée Carabosse

• 

  Fabienne Chaudat

  Pétronille Dubreuil

• 

  Josiane Lévêque

  Françoise Mourioux

• 

  Julie Marboeuf

  Agate Benoît

• 

  Michèle Simonnet

  Sophie Vignolet

• 

  Séverine Vincent

  Denise Pardoux

• Pierre Cognon

  Bernard

• 

  Violeta Ferrer

  Mémé

• 

  Patricia Malvoisin

  The president

• Emmanuelle Sauret

  The waitress