Set in the 1920s The Story of My Wife follows the gallant Captain Jakob Störr, who bets an associate that he will marry the first woman who enters the café they’re sitting in. Destined to converge with Störr’s life, in walks Lizzy, and the rest, as they say, is written in the stars. While new possibilities beyond the horizon call his name, the bewildered captain is in knots with suspicions of Lizzy’s infidelities and her clear-as-day attraction to the scoundrel Dedin clouds his every move.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 49 min.
- Country, year
- Hungary, Germany, France, Italy, 2021
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Language
- English, French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Ildikó Enyedi
- Screenplay
- Ildikó Enyedi
- Producers
- Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Peggy Hall, Janine Jackowski, Ernõ Mesterházy, András Muhi, Mónika Mécs, Pilar Saavedra Perrotta, Flaminio Zadra
- Cinematography
- Marcell Rév
- Music
- Ádám Balázs
- Cast
- Léa Seydoux, Gijs Naber, Louis Garrel
Festivals and awards
Sponsors and partners
- Supported by
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Director
Ildikó Enyedi
Ildikó Enyedi began her career as a concept and media artist before turning to short and feature films as a writer and director. She has received more than 40 international awards for her work. Her film My 20th Century was chosen as one of the best 12 Hungarian films of all time. She teaches masterclasses in film at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest. She is a founding member of the European Cross Media Academy and a member of the
