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The Wife

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The Wife (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 4 Fresh: 4  Rotten:0 Average Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis:
An intriguing, conversational comedy dissecting the modern institution of marriage, this film examines one evening in the lives of a pair of Vermont psychotherapists whose marriage is on the verge of crumbling. Intending to have an intimate dinner, their plans are undermined by the... [More]
An intriguing, conversational comedy dissecting the modern institution of marriage, this film examines one evening in the lives of a pair of Vermont psychotherapists whose marriage is on the verge of crumbling. Intending to have an intimate dinner, their plans are undermined by the unexpected arrival of a patient and his uniquely candid wife. Screened at the Sundance Film Festival. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Tom Noonan, Julie Hagerty, Wallace Shawn, Karen Young

Director: Tom Noonan

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Nov 3, 2000

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Keep Case
  • Scene Access
  • Production Credits
  • Filmographies
  • Theatrical Trailer

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I think this material benefits from being filmed. It craves the closeups. Four people on a stage would be too far away.

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A follow-up to Tom Noonan's impressive debut, The Wife is a bizarre, often provocative, serio-comic dissection of marraige as a fragile yet universal institution; an ambitious art film that's not quite emotionally satisfying.

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