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The Wife

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Directed by Björn Runge
Produced by Meta Louise Foldager, Piers Tempest, Rosalie Swedlin, Claudia Bluemhuber, and Piodor Gustafsson
Screenplay by Jane Anderson Based on the novel by Meg Wolitzer
With: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Elizabeth McGovern, Max Irons, Harry Lloyd, Morgane Polanski, Annie Starke, and Alix Wilton Regan
Cinematography: Ulf Brantås
Editing: Lena Runge
Music: Jocelyn Pook
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: 17 August 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Outstanding lead performances and a handful of terrific scenes elevate this labored, irresolute narrative about an acclaimed novelist and the long suffering woman-behind-the-great-man who actually makes him great. Sharp character study within middling drama.