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      The Story of My Wife

      2021 2h 49m Drama Romance List
      23% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 56% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Jakob Störr, a Dutch seasoned sea captain, makes a bet in a café to marry the first woman who enters the place. And then in walks Lizzy... Read More Read Less
      The Story of My Wife

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      The Story of My Wife gets a pair of strong performances out of its talented leads, but they're wholly undermined by a story that's nowhere near compelling enough to support the movie's sprawling runtime.

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      Andrei D Too long, not too smart Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Boyd van Hoeij Hollywood Reporter Cinephiles who are fans of Enyedi's work will be left wondering whether her idiosyncratic voice took an extended vacation when she made this film. Jul 16, 2021 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety "Story" falls into every trap of the over-reverential adaptation: individual scenes go on too long, there are far too many of them, and everyone sounds like they're reading when they speak. Jul 16, 2021 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International When the dialogue sounds this inauthentic, there's little chance of persuading the audience that the relationship at the film's core is genuine, or indeed anything worth caring about. Jul 16, 2021 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Cold, artificial, solemn, with zero chemistry between the protagonists; a film almost three hours long that gifts us some masterful shots and very little else. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Mar 15, 2024 Full Review Amparo Cabal EscribiendoCine Naber's performance and, especially, Seydoux's captivating characterization hardly keep a ship afloat that, nonetheless, is inevitably going adrift. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/10 Mar 14, 2024 Full Review Pablo De Vita La Nación (Argentina) My Wife's Story unfolds with visual appeal, both in the historical formulation and in the beautiful photography, however, interest gradually declines after its decidedly brilliant beginning. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Mar 14, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Jakob Störr, a Dutch seasoned sea captain, makes a bet in a café to marry the first woman who enters the place. And then in walks Lizzy...
      Director
      Ildikó Enyedi
      Screenwriter
      Ildikó Enyedi, Milan Faust
      Production Co
      Palosanto Films, WDR/Arte, RAI Cinema, Komplizen Film, Arte France Cinema, Inforg-M&M Film Kft.
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      2h 49m
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)