His Wife (2014 film)

His Wife
Poster
Directed byMichel Spinosa
Written byAgnes de Sacy
Michel Spinosa
Produced byPatrick Sobelman[1]
Suresh Balaje[2]
StarringYvan Attal
Janagi
Charlotte Gainsbourg.
CinematographyRakesh Haridas[3]
Edited byEwin Ryckaert
Music bySigfried
Production
companies
Diaphana Films (France)[1]
ex nihilo[1]
Artémis Productions[4]
Wide Angle Productions[1]
France 3 Cinéma[4]
Distributed byCanal Plus[1]
Cine Plus[1]
Indefilms[1]
La Banque Postale Image 6[1]
Release dates
  • March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)[6]
Running time
108 minutes[7]
CountriesFrance
India[1]
Belgium[7]
LanguagesFrench
Tamil[1]

His Wife (French: Son épouse) is a 2014 French psychological drama film[8] directed by Michel Spinosa and starring Yvan Attal, newcomer Janagi and Charlotte Gainsbourg.[9][10][11]

Plot

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After Joseph's wife Catherine dies, he goes to a village near Pondicherry where he meets Gracie, who may be possessed by Catherine's spirit.[7][12]

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 7 February 2014, after which it was released in France on 12 March 2014.[14][6] His Wife was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on 27 February 2014.[1]

Reception

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Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is "an audacious and often impressive continent-hopping drama" and added that the film is "marked by an impressive sense of visual storytelling".[5] Ronnie Scheib of Variety opined that "Skillful time shuffling and a compelling performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg anchor this flawed but fascinating cross-cultural drama".[1] Jacques Mandelbaum of Le Monde stated that the film does not rise to the expected level.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ronnie Scheib (24 March 2014). "Film Review: 'His Wife'". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ S. Shiva Kumar (19 November 2015). "The sought-after line producer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ Anasuya Menon (30 June 2021). "We wanted to show the jungle truthfully: Rakesh Haridas on Vidya Balan-starrer 'Sherni'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Fabien Lemercier (23 October 2012). "Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal in Son épouse". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b Jordan Mintzer (7 February 2014). "His Wife (Son Epouse): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "SON ÉPOUSE" (in French). ALLOCINÉ. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "His Wife - Son épouse". Film at Lincoln Center. Archived from the original on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  8. ^ Frederic; Mary Ann Busat (7 March 2014). "His Wife (Son epouse)". Spirituality & Practice. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ^ Sibi Arasu (27 August 2014). "From Nagercoil to Paris". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ Pradeep Kumar (30 March 2019). "Actor Laguparan turns director with this film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. ^ Chitradeepa Anantharam (24 April 2017). "Stylist of the stars". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ Anne-Katrin Titze. "French fancies". Eye for Film. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  13. ^ Nikhil Raghavan (21 December 2013). "Etcetera: Debuting with a crime thriller". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Bande-annonce de "Son épouse" : Yvan Attal dévasté par la mort de Charlotte Gainsbourg". ALLOCINÈ (in French). 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  15. ^ Jacques Mandelbaum (12 March 2014). "" Son épouse " : rude épreuve en terre indienne". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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