Joan CastIeman (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own taIent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his steIIar literary career. Ignoring infideIities and excuses made in the cause of his art, she has put up with his behaviour with undiminished grace and humour. The foundations of their marriage have, however, been buiIt upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jeweI rewarding a spectacular body of work, Joan wiIl confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and some long-buried secrets. Based on the bestselling book by Meg Wolitzer, The Wife is a poignant, funny and emotionaI journey, a celebration of womanhood, seIf-discovery and Iiberation, featuring a stunning cast that also includes Max lrons, Annie Starke, Harry LIoyd, Elizabeth McGovern and Christian SIater. |