His Wife (2014 film)
2014 French film
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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]
Michel Spinosa
Suresh Balaje[2]
- Yvan Attal
- Janagi
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
| His Wife | |
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Poster | |
| Directed by | Michel Spinosa |
| Written by | Agnes de Sacy Michel Spinosa |
| Produced by | Patrick Sobelman[1] Suresh Balaje[2] |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Rakesh Haridas[3] |
| Edited by | Ewin Ryckaert |
| Music by | Sigfried |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Canal Plus[1] Cine Plus[1] Indefilms[1] La Banque Postale Image 6[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes[7] |
| Countries | France India[1] Belgium[7] |
| Languages | French Tamil[1] English[1] |
Plot
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
- Yvan Attal as Joseph de Rosa
- Janagi as Gracie[13]
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Catherine de Rosa
- Mahesh as Anthony
- Laguparan as Gracie's brother
- Corentin Lobet as police officer
- Nirupama Nityanadan as Nandini
- Janakiraman Jayakumar as Dr. Anand
- Kalairani as priest
- Aadukalam Murugadoss as Siluvai
- Chandra as Gracie's mother
- Durga as Gracie's sister
- Jayasurya as Gracie's father
- Jeroen Perceval as Dieter
- Elango Kumaravel as Father Godwin
Production
Release
The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 7 February 2014, after which it was released in France on 12 March 2014.[15][6] His Wife was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on 27 February 2014.[1]
Reception
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.[16]
