The Wife is the story of a married couple who met as writing student and professor. The story is set in 1992 and flashes back to their meeting in the late 1950’s. They have a son and a daughter – both adults – the daughter is pregnant with their first grandchild. The husband is a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the story unfolds from there…

Story: Beautifully told. In the beginning, we get the answer to the question of whether he wins or not. What happens after is the meat of the film. Based on the book by Meg Wolitzer and adapted for the screen by Jane Anderson, we get introduced to the couple as teacher and student… husband and wife… mother and father.

And all of the experiences each of those people face present themselves. It’s a dramatic look at the life and career of a husband and a wife..

Performances: Glenn Close is The Wife; Jonathan Pryce is her husband. Glenn Close is a powerful quiet in this film. You know something is happening… she’s clear to make you understand we’re going somewhere. And you will stay with her as she gets there…

The relationship between the husband and son is tense, but, secondary to the wife. The other performance of note is Christian Slater. He’s a biographer trying to get the husband to let him write his story. His scenes alone with the wife and alone with the son are riveting.

Possible Oscar nominations for Glenn Close and Christian Slater…

Visual: The film is set in 1992 and there are some subtle elements that confirm the year. The flashbacks to 1958 are nice as well and there are some beautiful surroundings considering the story.

But this film turns on the unsaid interactions between the characters… all of them. You can see the tension when they’re at each other’s throats and when they’re not.

Rating: A. This is an extremely well planned film. There hasn’t been a lot of talk about this film or the story. It came as a bit of a surprise, but, a two hour experience most writers will appreciate for the range of emotions. The development of the story is a culmination. Fully realized….

See this film…