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My Wife Cries

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A normal working day on a construction site. Thomas, a 40-year-old crane operator, receives a call from his wife asking him to pick her up from the hospital. He finds her crying.

Critics Reviews

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Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 4d
Because of the way the director works, emotions tend to be more discussed than felt, although there’s something about Carla’s desperation that pierces through all the soberness. Go to Full Review Zach Lewis Slant Magazine Feb 21
3.5/4
The film starts off as an ostensibly simple tale of infidelity before it begins to grapple with even more anxious themes as it shuffles its characters into a series of memorable tableaux. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 4d
2/5
If there have ever been any cast of characters in need of a significant addiction issue to kick things up a notch, it’s these milquetoast non-entities. Go to Full Review Rory O'Connor The Film Stage Feb 23
In this milieu, Schanelec weaves a series of characters and conversations using dialogue that sounds dry, even stilted at times, but also often gives way to moments of real poetry and emotion. Go to Full Review Violeta Kovacsics Otroscines.com Feb 20
5/5
My Wife Cries is perhaps Schanelec's most emotional film, and it is a tribute to cinema and mise-en-scène, a testament to the fact that it is through the perfect shot that one can traverse the complexity of emotions. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Angela Schanelec

Director

Vladimir Vulevic

Thomas

Agathe Bonitzer

Carla

Birte Schnöink

Andrée

Pauline Rebmann

Karen

Ben Carter

Laszlo

Movie Info

Synopsis A normal working day on a construction site. Thomas, a 40-year-old crane operator, receives a call from his wife asking him to pick her up from the hospital. He finds her crying.
Director
Angela Schanelec
Producer
Kirill Krasovski
Screenwriter
Angela Schanelec
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 33m