Possibly best known for her portrayal of crazed marriage wrecker, Alexandra “Alex” Forrest, in Fatal Attraction, Glenn Close stars in a cracking new film, The Wife. Also starring is critically acclaimed actor, Jonathan Pryce, of Evita (and a ton of other films) fame. It releases next Thursday, September 27 across U.A.E. cinemas. Glenn’s performance is being highly touted as a potential Oscar winning one for the film and something to keep an eye in January as we close in on awards season.
Behind any great man, there’s always a greater woman … and you’re about to meet her. It is crucial you get to know this woman – many of us already do and don’t even realise it. 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, but Joan has 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. The Wife is a poignant, funny and emotional journey; a celebration of womanhood, self‐discovery and liberation.
A QUOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
“For me, this film is like music; two instruments that play for us. The way that Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce act reminds me of music ‐ like two solo instruments playing together. Whilst editing, it was impossible for me to detach the story from their acting. They had the ability to incorporate the script into their acting, in a way that was deeply fascinating. It’s not just a plot driven story. My ambition as a director is to find ways to let the actors be free. In the end, it’s all about finding the music of the script, to let it swing. In the best‐case scenario, the audience will share that swing during the golden moments in the film.”
BJÖRN RUNGE
The Wife is adapted by Jane Anderson from the Meg Wolitzer novel of the same name. The film co‐stars Christian Slater, Max Irons, Harry Lloyd and Annie Starke. Silver Reel’s Claudia Bluemhuber, Meta Film’s Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen, Rosalie Swedlin for Anonymous Content, Piers Tempest and Jo Bamford for Tempo Productions are the film’s producers. Spark Film & TV’s Piodor Gustafsson co‐produces. International sales are being handled by Embankment Films, with CAA and WME partnered to represent the US distribution rights, which have been sold to Sony Pictures Classics. Brokered by Embankment Films, Silver Reel, Creative Scotland, Film Väst, Chimney, the Swedish Film Institute, SF Studios and SVT financed the film. The Wife received its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017.
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