Joan Castleman (Glenn CIose) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his stelIar literary career. Ignoring infidelities 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 built upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe's NobeI Prize for Literature, the crown jewel rewarding a spectacuIar body of work, Joan wilI confront the biggest sacrifice of her Iife and some long-buried secrets. Based on the bestseIIing book by Meg WoIitzer, The Wife is a poignant, funny and emotional journey, a ceIebration of womanhood, seIf-discovery and Iiberation, featuring a stunning cast that also includes Max lrons, Annie Starke, Harry LIoyd, Elizabeth McGovern and Christian SIater. |