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The Wife

  • 7.2 /10

  • 1105

  • 85%

Plot

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Cast

Glenn Close as Joan Castleman
Glenn Close

as Joan Castleman

Jonathan Pryce as Joe Castleman
Jonathan Pryce

as Joe Castleman

Christian Slater as Nathaniel Bone
Christian Slater

as Nathaniel Bone

Max Irons as David Castleman
Max Irons

as David Castleman

Harry Lloyd as Young Joe
Harry Lloyd

as Young Joe

Annie Starke as Young Joan
Annie Starke

as Young Joan

Elizabeth McGovern as Elaine Mozell
Elizabeth McGovern

as Elaine Mozell

Johan Widerberg as Walter Bark
Johan Widerberg

as Walter Bark

Richard Cordery as Hal Bowman
Richard Cordery

as Hal Bowman

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 2, 2018

Production Companies

  • Anonymous Content

  • Meta Film London

  • Silver Reel

  • Tempo Productions

  • Embankment Films

  • Creative Scotland

  • Spark Film & TV

  • Chimney Sweden

  • Film i Väst

Production Countries

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • svenska

Budget

  • $7,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $20,000,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.67 hrs

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Reviews

"Joe" (Jonathan Pryce) has won the Nobel prize for literature and so must travel with his wife "Joan" (Glenn Close) to Stockholm to receive the award from the King of Sweden. Embarking on Concorde (which never flew to Stockholm) the couple arrive to be feted by Nobel literati and pestered by "Nathanial" (Christian Slater) who is determined to write a biography of this author. Neither husband nor …