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My First Wife

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My First Wife (1984)

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Reviews Counted:5

Fresh:4

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Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This unusual film tells the story of a painful divorce from the husband's perspective. It was the winner of several Australian Film Awards.

Starring: John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes, Anna Jemison, Lucy Angwin

Starring: John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes, Anna Jemison, Lucy Angwin

Director: Paul Cox

Director: Paul Cox
Screenwriter: Bob Ellis

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Dennis Schwartz

A disturbing film that takes its soap opera material and makes it into a Mozart opera.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

John Hargreaves gives a tour de force performance as a man unhinged by the collapse of his marriage.

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