Madame Petlet's True Story
1995, French. Directed by Camille de Casabianca.
In this mainstream French comedy, a television writer creates a hit series based on the experiences of her housekeeper. The writer Nathalie does this in desperation as she has a deadline and is utterly blocked. She goes to Petlet and begins transcribing her memories of the lively goings on in her rural home village. Each memory is an episode in itself, and the show becomes a smash hit, but when Petlet realizes that her boss has been cashing on her life stories and taking all the credit, she gets angry and quits leaving Nathalie with no maid and no one to watch her children. Later Petlet's adult children demand that their mother return to demand credit and a piece of the action. But Petlet remains undecided.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Camille de CasabiancaDirector
- MaïtéJanine Petlet
- Camille de CasabiancaNathalie Reyter
- Jean-Pierre DarroussinHervé Reyter
- Michèle LaroqueMarcie
- Richard GuedjRobert Petlet
- Gérard HernandezSammy
- Bernard MontielLe journaliste
- Éric SeigneMickaël Petlet
- Julien CafaroL'assistant de Marcie
- Franck JazédéCédric
- Hiro UchiyamaReporter japonais
- Masaru AoyamaReporter japonais
Details
- Released
- 12 July 1995
- Original title
- Le Fabuleux Destin de madame Petlet
- Country
- France
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Madame Petlet's True Story runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Madame Petlet's True Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 July 1995. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Madame Petlet's True Story?
If you liked Madame Petlet's True Story, try Comédie-Française, Very Happy Alexander, Simply Black.
Who directed Madame Petlet's True Story?
Madame Petlet's True Story (1995) was directed by Camille de Casabianca and stars Maïté, Camille de Casabianca, Jean-Pierre Darroussin.