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The Wife

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The Wife (1996)

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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. [More]

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

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

Director: Tom Noonan

Director: Tom Noonan

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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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Mick LaSalle
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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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