While I felt a bit dissatisfied with a few bits and pieces in "The Women on the 6th Floor", the overall product was quite enjoyable and unique. The film is set in France in 1962. Although I had no idea about this, apparently upper-class French families employed a lot of Spanish women as domestics at that time. For the most part, the maids' lives were pretty tough--with long hours, lousy quarters and little in the way of appreciation. However, with the entry of a new maid into the Joubert household, Mr. Joubert finds himself slowly bonding with her as well as her other servant friends. And, as a result, he slowly starts to appreciate much about their simple lives. All this I enjoyed thoroughly and liked seeing how these folks bonded. But what I had more difficulty with was seeing Mr. Joubert abandoning his family. While his marriage was cold, the film seemed to suggest it best to give up on this instead of working on the marriage. Perhaps I am just being overly analytic and moralistic, but to me this would have made the film more enjoyable.
Review of The Women on the 6th Floor
