Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Dr. Oklahoma City, OK
A trophy wife proves capable of far more than simply being an ornament for her egotistical husband. Based on a hit play and taking place during France?s social unrest in 1977, with their children having long since moved away, submissive housewife Suzanne Pujol spends most of her days catering to her ornery husband, Robert, the owner of his family's prosperous umbrella factory. But Robert is hardly a savvy businessman. When his workers go on strike for their poor working conditions the stress leads him to suffer a massive heart attack. This provides Suzanne with the perfect opportunity to finally show her true value, and with a little help from the mayor (and her former lover) the much ridiculed potiche--French slang for ?trophy wife?--manages to get the factory back up and running. Later, Robert makes a full recovery, and resorts to some decidedly unethical tactics to wrestle back control of the factory.
