The Wife

About The Wife

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Wife (2017) is a drama film directed by Björn Runge. Released in August 2017, it runs 100 minutes.

Its themes are extramarital affair, author, professor, and love affair. The story is adapted from a novel.

Glenn Close takes the lead as Joan Castleman, Jonathan Pryce as Joe Castleman, Christian Slater as Nathaniel Bone, and Max Irons as David Castleman. The screenplay is by Jane Anderson. It was produced by Creative Scotland, Silver Reel, and Tempo Productions.

My Salinger Year, Oh, Canada, and Nocturnal Animals make useful companions to The Wife, all filed under 1990s and novelist. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 1,147 votes and it carries a R rating.