Synopsis
Mrs. Géquil is an eccentric teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she now be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
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Cast
- Isabelle HuppertMarie Géquil / Madame Hyde
- José GarciaPierre Géquil
- Romain DurisLe proviseur (The Director)
- Guillaume VerdierLe stagiaire (The Trainee)
- Patricia BarzykLa voisine (The Neighbor)
- Charlotte VéryLa prof de français (The French Teacher)
- Roxane ArnalLa déléguée de classe 1 (The Class Delegate 1)
- Angèle MetzgerLa déléguée de classe 2 (The Class Delegate 2)
- Pierre LéonL'inspecteur (The Inspector)
- Jamel BarboucheLe père de Malik (Malik's Father)
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
It’s a fascinating role in an uneven but frequently insightful movie riddled with amusing asides and enigmatic developments, partly because Huppert doesn’t undergo a radical transformation. Instead, she subtly finds herself at war with her inner confidence, and it’s often hard to tell which side has the upper hand. - 83
The Film Stage
There is much to savor in this beautifully-crafted movie. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Eccentric and occasionally hilarious, this is yet another uniquely Bozonian creation, which this time explores the transmission of ideas between teachers and students and the tricky notion that our good side might not necessarily be our best side after all. - 80
The New Yorker
Serge Bozon’s sharply political comedy—a giddily imaginative reworking of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale—stars Isabelle Huppert, who revels in its sly blend of dissonant humor, intellectual fervor, and macabre violence. - 60
CineVue
Character and psychology aren't really the point here. Bozon's world is one of adult grotesquerie splatting against the wall of youthful hostility. - 60
Variety
Half enjoyable, half frustrating. - 58
The Playlist
The film is a trifle, albeit one spiked with mirth and malice. - 50
The A.V. Club
Like Bozon’s other films, Mrs. Hyde just comes across as randomly odd, throwing together a bunch of disparate, individually intriguing elements and hoping they’ll add up to something cohesive and satisfying. As usual, they don’t.
