Movie

The Story of My Wife

2021 · 170 min

A slow, brooding plunge into possessive love, told with cool precision and a lingering sense of unease.

Overview: A sea captain makes a bet in a cafe with a friend that he will marry the first woman who walks in.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, love, betrayal, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
betrayal
identity
isolation
Places: sea
big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild