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Jacob Störr (Gijs Naber), a captain in the navy, makes a bet with a friend: he will marry the first woman who enters the cafe where they meet. That's when Lizzy arrives (Léa Seydoux).
The suspicion of infidelity and Lizzy's visible attraction to Dedin (Louis Garrel) threaten to condemn the captain to madness. Adapted from Hungarian poet Milán Füst's book with the same title, The Story of My Wife, the return of fascinating Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi brings together all the necessary elements – love, loss and madness – to a grand but tragic romance.
The suspicion of infidelity and Lizzy's visible attraction to Dedin (Louis Garrel) threaten to condemn the captain to madness. Adapted from Hungarian poet Milán Füst's book with the same title, The Story of My Wife, the return of fascinating Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi brings together all the necessary elements – love, loss and madness – to a grand but tragic romance.
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Cast:
Léa Seydoux, Gijs Naber, Louis Garrel -
Original Title:
A feleségen története -
Country:
Hungary, Germany, France, Italy -
Year:
2021 - 169' Subtitles: PT
Director
Ildikó Enyedi
Born in Budapest, Hungary, on November 15th 1955, Ildikó Enyedi is a director and screenwriter, having also developed a career as a visual and conceptual artist. Her first film, My Twentieth Century, was considered one of the twelve best Hungarian films ever. Two other films of hers that stand out are Simon, the Magician (1999) and On Body and Soul (2017), both present at the Berlin and Locarno Festivals. The Story of My Wife (2021) is her latest film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2021.
