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THE STORY OF MY WIFE

by Ildiko Enyedi

synopsis

Jacob Störr, a sea captain, makes a bet in a café with a friend, to marry the first woman who enters the place. And in walks Lizzy.

international title: The Story of My Wife
original title: A feleségem története
country: Hungary, Germany, France, Italy
sales agent: Films Boutique
year: 2021
genre: fiction
directed by: Ildiko Enyedi
film run: 169'
release date: HU 23/09/2021, CZ 07/10/2021, SK 7/10/2021, CH 14/10/2021, DE 4/11/2021, AT 5/11/2021, ES 17/12/2021, FR 16/03/2022
screenplay: Ildiko Enyedi
cast: Gijs Naber, Léa Seydoux, Ulrich Matthes, Luna Wedler, Louis Garrel, Josef Hader, Jasmine Trinca, Simone Coppo, Sergio Rubini, Beniamino Brogi, Simon Kerrison
cinematography by: Marcell Rév
art director: Imola Láng, Beatrix Petõ
costumes designer: Andrea Flesch
producer: Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Ernö Mesterházy, András Muhi, Monika Mécs, Pilar Saavedra Perrotta, Flaminio Zadra
co-producer: Olivier Père
line producer: Federico Saraceni, Erika Tarr
production: Inforg-M&M Film, Palosanto Films, ARTE France, Pyramide Productions, Komplizen Film, RAI Cinema
backing: Eurimages, National Film Institute Hungary (NFI), Creative Europe - MEDIA
distributor: Mozinet, Film Europe, Film Europe s.r.o., Filmcoopi, Alamode Film, Panda Lichtspiele Filmverleih GmbH, Bteam Pictures, Pyramide Distribution

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