Wife (1995)
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87% of users liked it
(89 ratings)
Two dysfunctional marriages are dissected during an impromptu dinner party in this drama. Just as New Age therapists Rita and Jack are preparing to eat dinner they are interrupted by Cosmo, their patient, and his flighty wife Arlie. Jack and Rita are uncomfortable about breaching their professional… More Two dysfunctional marriages are dissected during an impromptu dinner party in this drama. Just as New Age therapists Rita and Jack are preparing to eat dinner they are interrupted by Cosmo, their patient, and his flighty wife Arlie. Jack and Rita are uncomfortable about breaching their professional relationship, but they invite them to stay. Arlie is unpredictable and unstable. Her behavior causes Cosmo untold embarrassment. Jack and Rita have their own problems as Rita desires more closeness and he desires space. As dinner progresses, the four begin discussing intimate and dark secrets from their past and present about their marriages. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tom Noonan
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 16, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- New Video Group
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
A follow-up to Tom Noonan's impressive debut, The Wife is a bizarre, often provocative, serio-comic dissection of marraige as a fragile yet universal institution; an ambitious art film that's not quite emotionally satisfying.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I think this material benefits from being filmed. It craves the closeups. Four people on a stage would be too far away.
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Cast
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Julie Hagerty
as Rita
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Tom Noonan
as Jack
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Wallace Shawn
as Cosmo
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Karen Young
as Arlie
