| The Women on the 6th Floor | |
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| Directed by | Philippe Le Guay |
| Written by | Philippe Le Guay Jérôme Tonnerre |
| Produced by | Étienne Comar Philippe Rousselet |
| Starring | Fabrice Luchini Sandrine Kiberlain Natalia Verbeke Carmen Maura |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Edited by | Monica Coleman |
| Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
| Distributed by | SND Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French Spanish |
| Budget | $7 million [1] |
| Box office | $27.5 million [2] |
The Women on the 6th Floor (French: Les Femmes du 6e étage; also known as Service Entrance) is a 2010 French film directed and part-written by Philippe Le Guay.[3][4][5] Principal roles are taken by Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke and Carmen Maura.
Set in Paris in 1962, the story alternates between two different worlds. One is a traditional wealthy family in a comfortable apartment, whose lives are devoted to making money and meaningless socialising. The other is the underpaid and overworked domestic servants living in cramped conditions above them. As few French people want such work, the jobs are taken by Spanish women, eager to escape the poverty and oppression of Francoist Spain, who bring with them their native solidarity and human warmth.[6]
- ^ "Les Femmes du 6e étage (The Women on the 6th Floor) (2011)". Jpbox-office.com.
- ^ "The Women on the 6th Floor". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Page on allocine.fr Archived 21 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 March 2011 (in French)
- ^ "Les Femmes du 6e étage" : inconfort matériel et chaleur humaine des chambres de bonne Le Monde, 15 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011. (in French)
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 120. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ Van Hoej, Brad The Women on the Sixth Floor -Les Femmes du 6e etage, Variety, 15 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.