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Haute Couture

Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 year old woman, Jade. Instead of calling the police she decides to take care of Jad...

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- Where'd you get it?
- Never mind, it's a present! - Haute Couture

- Where'd you get it? - Never mind, it's a present...

Was that in the bag
we snatched this morning? - Haute Couture

Was that in the bag we snatched this morning?

You know it's bad luck
to steal religious shit! - Haute Couture

You know it's bad luck to steal religious shit!

It's never too late!
For as long as we've been fingering silk. - Haute Couture

It's never too late! For as long as we've been fin...

Wanna sleep over tonight?
My mom's such a drag! - Haute Couture

Wanna sleep over tonight? My mom's such a drag!

I know there aren't
many whites here, but… - Haute Couture

I know there aren't many whites here, but…

- I didn't steal it, it was a gift.
- We're no idiots! - Haute Couture

- I didn't steal it, it was a gift. - We're no idi...

You know, Catherine… - Haute Couture

You know, Catherine…

They think I'll drool on the tulle.
Or my embroidery will get shaky. - Haute Couture

They think I'll drool on the tulle. Or my embroidery wi...

Given the cost of the fabric… - Haute Couture

Given the cost of the fabric…

To make the most of life.
All that… - Haute Couture

To make the most of life. All that…

This dress… - Haute Couture

Meaning that this dress… - Haute Couture

Meaning that this dress…

She calls you "the saint."
Saint Manoubia! - Haute Couture

She calls you "the saint." Saint Manoubia!

Lose the racist accent!
Like your dad's not Arab? - Haute Couture

Lose the racist accent! Like your dad's not Arab?

I never even met him.
Can't you take a joke? - Haute Couture

I never even met him. Can't you take a joke?

- There was a...
- I didn't touch it. - Haute Couture

- There was a... - I didn't touch it.

I'm sure - Haute Couture

Can't I say anything?
It's not politically correct enough? - Haute Couture

Can't I say anything? It's not politically correct...

Right… - Haute Couture

You know, with those hands, - Haute Couture

You know, with those hands,

What I mean is sewing dresses,
with a needle and thread. - Haute Couture

What I mean is sewing dresses, with a needle and thread.

I have a collection to finish and… - Haute Couture

I have a collection to finish and…

The profiteroles… - Haute Couture

The profiteroles…

A hysterical rich bitch.
Screaming in the street. - Haute Couture

A hysterical rich bitch. Screaming in the street.

Can't she make something else?
I'm sick of soup. - Haute Couture

Can't she make something else? I'm sick of soup.

Look in the fucking mirror, bro!
Think you look French? - Haute Couture

Look in the fucking mirror, bro! Think you look French?

I brought a cake to thank you
for dinner. My mom made it. - Haute Couture

I brought a cake to thank you for dinner. My mom made it.

Esther, the embroidery samples
and velvet arrived. - Haute Couture

Esther, the embroidery samples and velvet arrived.

Well, don't just stand there.
Sit down and observe. - Haute Couture

Well, don't just stand there. Sit down and observe.

That's tailoring,
where they cut jackets and pants. - Haute Couture

That's tailoring, where they cut jackets and pants.

Esther's head of the studio.
The big boss! - Haute Couture

Esther's head of the studio. The big boss!

We always make a muslin
before cutting the real fabric. - Haute Couture

We always make a muslin before cutting the real fabric.

Esther, we're from the same 'hood! - Haute Couture

Esther, we're from the same 'hood!

My real name's Abdel,
but Abel looks better on a résumé. - Haute Couture

My real name's Abdel, but Abel looks better on a résumé...

That's the artistic director,
with his assistants. - Haute Couture

That's the artistic director, with his assistants.

If it's off by one millimeter,
they have to start over from scratch. - Haute Couture

If it's off by one millimeter, they have to start over ...

So… - Haute Couture

Delicate fingers, a sharp eye…
She'll be a good little seamstress. - Haute Couture

Delicate fingers, a sharp eye… She'll be a good little ...

Have her do a hem tonight,
to practice. - Haute Couture

Have her do a hem tonight, to practice.

And tomorrow, - Haute Couture

If she shows up tomorrow,
I'll buy croissants all week. - Haute Couture

If she shows up tomorrow, I'll buy croissants all week.

You'll do a blind stitch hem, okay? - Haute Couture

You'll do a blind stitch hem, okay?

It's not perfect, but… - Haute Couture

It's not perfect, but…

That's lace from Calais.
She's trimming silk tulle with it. - Haute Couture

That's lace from Calais. She's trimming silk tulle...

She never leans on the fabric.
It can pucker, it's so fragile. - Haute Couture

She never leans on the fabric. It can pucker, it's so f...

It's silk tulle. That's pretty much
all we use in haute couture. - Haute Couture

It's silk tulle. That's pretty much all we use in ...

You're not ready for a dummy yet,
but you're talented. - Haute Couture

You're not ready for a dummy yet, but you're talen...

With hands like that,
if you work hard, - Haute Couture

With hands like that, if you work hard,

Making stuff?
You're sewing a scrap of cloth! - Haute Couture

Making stuff? You're sewing a scrap of cloth!

She's not easy… - Haute Couture

She's not easy…

Scrubbing with coarse salt
is crucial to ward off the curse! - Haute Couture

Scrubbing with coarse salt is crucial to ward off the curse!

Don't listen to her, she's… - Haute Couture

Don't listen to her, she's…

- How long have you been doing this?
- A really long time. - Haute Couture

- How long have you been doing this? - A really long time.

All day long, you stand on a… - Haute Couture

All day long, you stand on a…

Yeah. To each his own… - Haute Couture

Yeah. To each his own…

Spritzing perfume
to mask the smell of sweat. - Haute Couture

Spritzing perfume to mask the smell of sweat.

Hi, Souad, it's me, uh… - Haute Couture

Hi, Souad, it's me, uh…

Go see your girls.
I'll finish up. - Haute Couture

Go see your girls. I'll finish up.

I don't know why
we bust our asses 14 hours a day. - Haute Couture

I don't know why we bust our asses 14 hours a day.

Kids really are a pain in the butt… - Haute Couture

Kids really are a pain in the butt…

Want your mom to have a stroke?
She's fragile! - Haute Couture

Want your mom to have a stroke? She's fragile!

I'm not working!
I won't be a slave, like my father. - Haute Couture

I'm not working! I won't be a slave, like my fathe...

I'll get welfare, food stamps,
unemployment, BAG! - Haute Couture

I'll get welfare, food stamps, unemployment, BAG!

- BAG?
- Bust A Gut! France can't con me! - Haute Couture

- BAG? - Bust A Gut! France can't con me!

Success!
She works for "Dior, j'adore." - Haute Couture

Success! She works for "Dior, j'adore."

- You gonna sing La Marseillaise?
- Yeah, look! - Haute Couture

- You gonna sing La Marseillaise? - Yeah, look!

To arms, citizens… - Haute Couture

To arms, citizens…

Form your battalions… - Haute Couture

Form your battalions…

It's not about the cost,
given the material we work with. - Haute Couture

It's not about the cost, given the material we work wit...

I don't have to spell it out… - Haute Couture

I don't have to spell it out…

All I can say is… - Haute Couture

All I can say is…

Nothing.
Do I have to spell it out? - Haute Couture

Nothing. Do I have to spell it out?

That only justifies the notion
that girls from the projects - Haute Couture

That only justifies the notion that girls from the projects

- Who cares?
- You! Or you wouldn't be here. - Haute Couture

- Who cares? - You! Or you wouldn't be here.

By giving you a craft… - Haute Couture

By giving you a craft…

Sort of… - Haute Couture

And what you did is… - Haute Couture

And what you did is…

You mother me 'cause you're alone.
Even your daughter avoids you. - Haute Couture

You mother me 'cause you're alone. Even your daugh...

Don't they do that at Dior?
Haute couture breasts? - Haute Couture

Don't they do that at Dior? Haute couture breasts?

Kudos, my ass!
All black, like some nun's get-up. - Haute Couture

Kudos, my ass! All black, like some nun's get-up.

In wool.
With Mr. Dior's preferred waist. - Haute Couture

In wool. With Mr. Dior's preferred waist.

Like your acrylic jerseys.
How ugly is that! - Haute Couture

Like your acrylic jerseys. How ugly is that!

You don't know what a collection is,
young man! - Haute Couture

You don't know what a collection is, young man!

You must be sweating!
Your panties must stink to high heaven! - Haute Couture

You must be sweating! Your panties must stink to high heaven...

- It's lower than it should be.
- Hold on… - Haute Couture

- It's lower than it should be. - Hold on…

Tell me, Esther… - Haute Couture

Tell me, Esther…

It's not the price of things
that matters, - Haute Couture

It's not the price of things that matters,

The nuance, the worth… - Haute Couture

The nuance, the worth…

What you're learning is a craft.
It's worth its weight in gold! - Haute Couture

What you're learning is a craft. It's worth its we...

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Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 year old woman, Jade. Instead of calling the police she decides to take care of Jad...

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Director: Sylvie Ohayon

Writer: Sylvie Ohayon, Sylvie Verheyde

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

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Released: 10 Nov 2021

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