71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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The Wife

Björn Runge
Sweden - UK      99 m.
Closing film out of competition
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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: a highly intelligent and still-striking beauty - the perfect devoted wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her charismatic husband Joe 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 grace is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career. The Wife is a poignant, funny and emotional journey; a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation.

Director
Björn Runge
Screenplay
Jane Anderson
Production
Meta Film (Denmark)
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
Anonymous Content (USA)
Rosalie Swedlin
Tempo Productions (United Kingdom)
Piers Tempest
Spark (Sweden)
Piodor Gustafsson
Photography
Ulf Brantås
Edition
Lena Runge
Music
Jocelyn Pook
Cast
Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Annie Starke, Harry Lloyd
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
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Embankment Films
Westbourne Studios, Unit 20, 242 Acklam Road
W10 5JJ
London
United Kingdom
Running Time
99 m.
Country
Sweden - UK
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