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The Story of My Wife (film)

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'The Story of My Wife' is a 2021 internationally co-produced romantic drama film written and directed by Ildik Enyedi, based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Miln Fst. It stars La Seydoux, Gijs Naber, Louis Garrel, Sergio Rubini and Jasmine Trinca.

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 14 July 2021. It is scheduled to be released in Hungary on 23 September 2021, by Mozinet, and in Germany on 14 October 2021, by Alamode Film, and in France on 12 January 2022, by Pyramide Distribution.

Cast



* La Seydoux as Lizzy

* Gijs Naber as Jakob Strr

* Louis Garrel as Dedin

* Sergio Rubini as Kodor

* Jasmine Trinca as Viola

* Luna Wedler as Grete

* Josef Hader as Herr Lange

* Ulrich Matthes as psychiatrist

* Udo Samel as private investigator

Production



Miln Fst's novel, 'The Story of My Wife', was one of Enyedi's favorites when she was a teenager, which led her to adapt it into a film. In February 2018, it was announced La Seydoux had joined the cast of the film, with Ildik Enyedi directing from a screenplay she wrote. Monika Mcs, Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Flaminio Zadra, Pilar Saavedra Perrotta producing under their Inforg-M&M Film, Komplizen Film and Palosanto Films banners, respectively. In April 2019, it was announced Gijs Naber, Louis Garrel, Josef Hader, Sergio Rubini and Jasmine Trinca had joined the cast of the film. The dialogue is primarily in English because in the 1920s English was the primary language in the shipping industry.

Filming began on April 8 and in Hamburg, Budapest, and Malta.

Release



In February 2020, it was announced Rai Cinema, Mozinet, Pyramide Distribution and Almonde would distribute the film in Italy, Hungary, France, and Germany, respectively.

'The Story of My Wife' had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 14 July 2021. It is scheduled to be released in Hungary on 23 September 2021. and in Germany on 14 October 2021. and in France on 12 January 2022, by Pyramide Distribution. The film will have its North American Premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

Reception



'The Story of My Wife' holds a 21% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, with a weighted average of 4.60/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 40 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References




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