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The Story of My Wife
Directed by
Ildikó Enyedi
2021
2h 50m
Drama
,
Romance
,
and more
6.2
26%
56%
5.8
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Jacob Störr, a sea captain, makes a bet in a café with a friend, to marry the first woman who enters the place. And in walks Lizzy.
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Cast of The Story of My Wife
Léa Seydoux
Lizzy
Gijs Naber
Jakob
Louis Garrel
Dedin
Sergio Rubini
Kodor
Jasmine Trinca
Viola
Luna Wedler
Grete
Josef Hader
Herr Blume
Udo Samel
Private Detective
Ulrich Matthes
Psychiatrist
Romane Bohringer
Mme Lagrange
Sandor Funtek
Tommy
Nayef Rashed
Habib
Beniamino Brogi
First Officer
Simone Coppo
Ridolfi
Herman Gilis
Mr De Vries
Michael Kehr
Boss
Julia Droste
Zoe
Justus Johanssen
Sailor 1
Tulián Aczél
Sailor 2
Károly Hajduk
Fred, the Clerk
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The Story of My Wife Ratings & Reviews
The Movie Buff
Hector A. Gonzalez
A gorgeously-looking 3-hour romance epic about jealousy, amorous escapades, and toxic masculinity carried by an excellent performance by Léa Seydoux. But there is a catch within the sea of melancholy and isolation.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
I wanted desperately to care about these two, individually and as a couple, but the film doesn't allow that, and that keeps it from being the epic romance its running time would have us believe it is.
Clapper
Carson Timar
The Story of My Wife has enough to feel not just watchable but overall moving despite all of its flaws.
The Film Stage
Soham Gadre
This is a disappointing follow-up to On Body and Soul, and in many ways works in opposite directions to that film.
eFilmCritic.com
Peter Sobczynski
This is familiar enough material, but the big problem with the film is the relatively simple story clocks in at nearly three hours and, to put it bluntly, does not exactly make the most of the additional running time.
Edge Media Network
Frank J. Avella
Léa Seydoux is arresting as his wife, keeping us intrigued even when the narrative runs out of steam.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Piers Marchant
At nearly three hours, and with the minutiae of sufferings the Captain endures documented endlessly amidst the clouds of cigarette smoke, the film overstays its welcome. It has a strong enough draw, but not enough pull.
Jaredmobarak.com
Jared Mobarak
It's hard not to acknowledge how good the pieces are, [but] the script is simply too unwieldy to ignore.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The overlong film at three-hours is plodding and not up to the illustrious filmmaker's other works.
The Playlist
Elena Lazic
So little is done with the emotions running through this husband across the years that the ups and downs of his torturous marriage merely register as repetitive blips on a fairly unchanging screen.
World of Reel
Jordan Ruimy
Three hours of stares, grunts and spousal shouting matches.
The Hollywood Reporter
Boyd van Hoeij
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.
Variety
Jessica Kiang
"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.
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Anna Smith
The dialogue feels unconvincing throughout as a set of accomplished actors struggle to work in a language that isn't their first. Naber in particular looks uncomfortable, and never settles into a role that's thin to begin with.
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