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The Wife

The Wife

Secrets lie between the lines

20177.11h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Björn Runge
Written by Jane Anderson, Meg Wolitzer
Produced by Rosalie Swedlin, Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen, Claudia Bluemhuber
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $20.0M

Top Cast

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Joan Castleman

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Joe Castleman

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Nathaniel Bone

Max Irons

Max Irons

David Castleman

Harry Lloyd

Harry Lloyd

Young Joe

Annie Starke

Annie Starke

Young Joan

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Elaine Mozell

Johan Widerberg

Johan Widerberg

Walter Bark

Karin Franz Körlof

Karin Franz Körlof

Linnea

Richard Cordery

Richard Cordery

Hal Bowman

Themes & Keywords

infidelityhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookprofessornobel prizestockholm, swedenflashbackauthorwriterlove affairextramarital affairnovelistaward1960s1990scasamentonobel week

About The Wife

The Wife is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of infidelity, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, professor, nobel prize, stockholm, sweden. Directed by Björn Runge, it stars Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater. 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.

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