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Married Life

Married Life

Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?

20085.81h 30m

Overview

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.

Directed by Ira Sachs
Written by John Bingham, Ira Sachs, Oren Moverman
Produced by Steve Golin, Sidney Kimmel, Ira Sachs
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Richard Langley

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Harry Allen

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Pat Allen

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Kay Nesbitt

David Wenham

David Wenham

John O'Brien

Annabel Kershaw

Annabel Kershaw

Miss Jones

Sheila Paterson

Sheila Paterson

Mrs. Walsh

David Richmond-Peck

David Richmond-Peck

Tom

Erin Boyes

Erin Boyes

Becky

E

Elijah St. Germain

Little Charlie

Themes & Keywords

friendshipjealousywifefemale loverrestaurantdeceived husbanddeceived wifeweddingwitness to murderchildhood friendsneo-noir

About Married Life

Married Life is a crime, drama, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of friendship, jealousy, wife, female lover, restaurant, deceived husband. Directed by Ira Sachs, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson. A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.

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