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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 100 minutes

Log Line

Behind any great man, there’s always a greater woman.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Björn RUNGE
Writer(s) : Jane ANDERSON
Cast : Glen CLOSE, Jonathan PRYCE

Producer(s) : Meta louise FOLDAGER, Rosalie SWEDLIN

Synopsis

Behind any great man, there’s always a greater woman … and you’re about to meet her.
It is crucial you get to know this woman – many of us already do and don’t even realise it.
Joan Castleman (Glenn Close): a still-striking beauty with impeccable credentials, the perfect alpha wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his skyrocketing literary career. Ignoring his infidelities and excuses because of his “art” with grace and humour.
Their fateful pact has built a marriage upon uneven compromises. And Joan’s reached her breaking point. On the eve of Joe’s Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel in a spectacular body of work, Joan’s coup de grâce is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career.
She’s written every word.
The Wife is a poignant, funny and emotional journey; a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation.

Production

Country(ies) : SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM

AUSTRALIA ICON FILM DISTR
BELGIUM IMAGINE FILM DI
CANADA MONGREL MEDIA I
CHILE BF DISTRIBUTION
GERMANY SQUAREONE ENTER
HONG KONG Sep 28, 2018 EDKO FILMS LTD
ISRAEL UNITED KING FIL
ITALY VIDEA S.P.A.
JAPAN Jan 26, 2019 SHOCHIKU CO., L
KOREA (Sou GREEN NARAE MED
NETHERLAND IMAGINE FILM DI
RUSSIA Nov 22, 2018 PROVZGLYAD LTD
THAILAND SAHAMONGKOLFILM
UNITED KIN Sep 28, 2018 PICTUREHOUSE CI
USA CENTRAL PARK FI
USA Oct 01, 2018 ANUVU


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2017 Gala Presentations
San Sebastian FF 2017 Out of Competition


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