Story of my wife and The idols of women: the films of the weekend

A hymn to imperfect love: My wife’s story by Ildikó Enyedi, with Léa Seydoux, Gijs Naber and Louis Garrel he paints a relationship that breaks, crumbles and tries to find its own identity, even if it is tormented.

Previewed at Cannes Film Festivalthe film is based on the novel of the same name by Milan Fust, is set in the 1920s and also includes two Italian appearances in the cast, Jasmine Trinca and Sergio Rubini.

The premises seem unsettling: a captain Jacob Storr (the Belgian Gijs Naber) walks into a bar and decides to marry the first woman able to get her attention, Lizzy (Lea Seydoux). A marriage based on distanceon silences and on the unspoken he leaves infinite narrative possibilities. No wonder that a charming Frenchman, Dedin (Louis Garrel). Especially when the newly wed / stranger couple sets up a home in Paris.

The theme ofincommunicability even in conditions of proximity and intimacy it is one of the harrowing declinations of an unconventional and rich coexistence twists.

None of the characters survive: everyone, each in his own way, wants bite the waist with transport, passion and originality. And when inevitably the interests ei wishes personal clash with those of the partner is unleashed an authentic storm.

The public is totally invested in this emotional earthquake and, we can bet, he will leave the room shaken.

Source: Vanity Fair

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