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      My First Wife

      1984 1h 35m Drama List
      80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews John (John Hargreaves) is a classical music composer and Melbourne DJ who arrives home one night to learn that his wife, Helen (Wendy Hughes), is having an affair. After a fight, she abandons him, taking their young daughter, Lucy (Lucy Angwin), and moving out. Overwhelmed, John's sanity is challenged as he succumbs to despair. His attempted suicide and the natural death of his father prompt a reconciliation between husband and wife, but their deep-seated tensions don't stay dormant for long. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly Rated: 3/5 Apr 27, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A disturbing film that takes its soap opera material and makes it into a Mozart opera. Rated: A Mar 1, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice John Hargreaves gives a tour de force performance as a man unhinged by the collapse of his marriage. Rated: 4/5 Aug 22, 2004 Full Review TV Guide Rated: 4/5 Jul 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis John (John Hargreaves) is a classical music composer and Melbourne DJ who arrives home one night to learn that his wife, Helen (Wendy Hughes), is having an affair. After a fight, she abandons him, taking their young daughter, Lucy (Lucy Angwin), and moving out. Overwhelmed, John's sanity is challenged as he succumbs to despair. His attempted suicide and the natural death of his father prompt a reconciliation between husband and wife, but their deep-seated tensions don't stay dormant for long.
      Director
      Paul Cox
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 35m