Movie

His Wife

2014 · 108 min

A quiet, brooding plunge into grief and possible possession, steeped in humid Indian light and a slow, unsettling pull.

Overview: Gracie, a young Tamil woman living near Madras, has been having behavioural disorders since the day she was married. The memory of her French friend Catherine, who died in unresolved circumstances, seems to be haunting her. Catherine's grieving ex-husband, Joseph, decides to go to India to meet Gracie and possibly, during his journey, fix his mistakes - because Joseph has a lot to be forgiven for...
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, guilt, memory, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
guilt
memory
isolation
faith
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild