What are the two speakers talking about?

M: Hello, Alice. What was the film like?
W: Awful. It was a complete waste of time.
M: Why? What was it about?
W: It was about a married couple. They had to live with the wife’s mother, because they didn’t have enough money to buy a house of their own.
M: A lot of young poeple have to do that.
W: Yes, but the husband had to work overtime three times a week, so he was always tired.
M: It sounds like the story of my life.
W: Yes, it does doesn’t it? But this man was always over-tired, and he couldn’t sleep. So he used to take two sleeping pills every night.
M: I take sleeping pills sometimes.
W: Yes, but not two every night, right? Anyway, the strain was too much for him, He had a nervous breakdown and went to hospital.
M: It sounds like a very depressing film.
W: Not really. His wife was able to find a good job as an interpreter, because she could speak French fluently. After a few months’ work, she had a better job than her husband. So in the end, they were able to buy a house, and he didn’t have to work any more, stupid, wasn’t it?
M: I don’t know. My wife used to speak French. I must tell her to brush it up.