The Wife (2017)

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Director:

Björn Runge (as Björn L Runge)

Writers:

Jane Anderson (screenplay by), Meg Wolitzer (based on the novel "The Wife" by)

Stars:

Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Close	...	Joan Castleman
Jonathan Pryce	...	Joe Castleman
Max Irons	...	David Castleman
Christian Slater	...	Nathanial Bone
Harry Lloyd	...	Young Joe
Annie Starke	...	Young Joan
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Elaine Mozell
Johan Widerberg	...	Walter Bark
Karin Franz Körlof	...	Linnea
Richard Cordery	...	Hal Bowman
Jan Mybrand	...	Arvid Engdahl
Anna Azcárate	...	Mrs. Lindelöf (as Anna Azcarate)
Peter Forbes	...	James Finch
Fredric Gildea	...	Mr. Lagerfelt (as Fredrik Gildea)
Jane Garda	...	Constance Finch

Storyline

Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman - and you're about to meet her. Joan Castleman (Glenn Close): 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 (Jonathan Pryce) 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.

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Plot Keywords:

nobel prize for literature | writer | marriage | year 1992 | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The two scenes set on the Concorde supersonic jet were filmed on 28 November 2016 on an actual retired Concorde at Scotland's National Museum of Flight.

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Goofs

Derek Walcott, the Saint Lucian poet and playwright, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.

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Quotes

Joan Castleman: Everyone needs approval, Joe.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Don Cheadle/Gary Clark Jr. (2019)

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Soundtracks

Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333
Written by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss II)
Courtesy of Filmtrax

User Reviews

Close is Simply Mesmerizing on Screen

Methodically paced but an intense and complicated drama, where Glenn Close is just mesmerizing on screen. As other reviewers have noted, it's highly disappointing she did not win the Best Actress Oscar.

Jonathan Pryce and Christian Slater are also excellent in their roles, and Annie Starke (Close's real life daughter) stood out in her supporting role as the young Close character. Most able direction by Swedish director Bjorn L. Runge and superb writing of the screenplay by Jane Anderson, adapted from the novel of Meg Wolitzer.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site - Silver Reel Official Site - Tempo Productions

Country:

UK Sweden USA

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

28 September 2018 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Wife

Filming Locations:

Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$108,284, 19 August 2018

Gross USA:

$9,601,092

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$19,978,189

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver Reel, Meta Film, Anonymous Content

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1