The Wife
2017 · 100 min · Director: Björn Runge
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman - and you're about to meet her. Joan Castleman (Glenn Close): a highly intelligent and still-striking beauty - the perfect devoted wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his skyrocketing literary career. Ignoring his infidelities and excuses because of his "art" with grace and humour. Their fateful pact has built a marriage upon uneven compromises. And Joan's reached her breaking point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel in a spectacular body of work, Joan's coup de grace is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career.
Emotional fingerprint
The Wife (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 50 % | 17 % | 5 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Joy | 50 % | 15 % | 6 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Joy | 48 % | 20 % | 9 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 43 % | 24 % | 11 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 19 % | 11 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 39 % | 20 % | 10 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 28 % | 18 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 44 % | 28 % | 23 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 26 % | 16 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 33 % | 18 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 40 % | 21 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Joy | 54 % | 41 % | 19 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 45 % | 21 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 64 % | 56 % | 35 % | 51 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 70 % | 63 % | 46 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 73 % | 66 % | 49 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 81 % | 76 % | 57 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 85 % | 68 % | 66 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 80 % | 42 % | 68 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Young Joan
Linnea
Arvid Engdahl
Mrs Lindelöf
James Finch
Mr Lagerfelt
Constance Finch
Susannah Castleman
King Gustav
Dr Ekeberg
Carol Castleman
Details
- Directed by
- Björn Runge
- Written by
- Jane Anderson, Meg Wolitzer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Sweden, United States, Switzerland, Denmark
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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