2020
R
Strand Releasing
1 h 34 m

2020
R
Strand Releasing
1 h 34 m

Summary Claire (Lena Olin) lives a quiet domestic life in the Hamptons as the wife of celebrated artist Richard Smythson (Bruce Dern). Once a promising painter herself, Claire now lives in the shadow of her husband’s illustrious career. While preparing work for his final show, Richard’s moods become increasingly erratic, and he is diagnosed with...

Drama

Directed By: Tom Dolby

Written By: Nicole Brending, Abdi Nazemian, Tom Dolby

2020
R
Strand Releasing
1 h 34 m

2020
R
Strand Releasing
1 h 34 m

The Artist's Wife

Name: The Artist's Wife
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-09-25
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 53
Cast: Lena Olin, Bruce Dern, Stefanie Powers, Juliet Rylance, Avan Jogia

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Tom Dolby

Written By: Nicole Brending, Abdi Nazemian, Tom Dolby

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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle

Sep 24, 2020

Dolby provides Dern with a chance to be cranky and vicious, but what else is new? The revelation here is Lena Olin, who gets her best role in years as the artist’s second wife, Claire, an artist in her own right who gave it all up to make a home with and for a demanding husband.

By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Sep 22, 2020

This is more worth seeing for Olin and Dern’s tetchy and touching interactions, portraying a marriage of devotion and decay. Every filmmaker who preaches that “Casting is everything,” or 90 percent of everything, isn’t exaggerating. The Artist’s Wife proves it.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Empire

Apr 28, 2021

Lacking the boldness of originality and substantial character development, The Artist’s Wife nonetheless showcases Olin’s best performance in years and a brittle brilliance from Dern.

By Beth Webb FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Sep 25, 2020

The dénouement of The Artist’s Wife, wasting compassion on a character who has earned only the minimum, winds up fully validating an ideology and morality that is complicit in women’s oppression.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 24, 2020

The best, perhaps the only reason to see The Artist’s Wife is Lena Olin, an actor incapable of giving a so-so performance.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 24, 2020

Despite its value in providing superb starring turns by Lena Olin and Bruce Dern, the film never manages to overcome its air of familiarity.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

The New Yorker

Sep 21, 2020

If only the style of The Artist’s Wife could scald with equal intent. Alas, it opts for plangency, with a musical score applied like a gentle balm, and a plot that hungers for healing—absurdly so, given the incurable nature of Richard’s plight.

By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Water's End Productions, Greyshack Films, Retro-Perspective

Release Date Sep 25, 2020

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

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Website https://theartistswifefilm.com/

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Awards

Hamptons International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sonoma International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Gold Coast International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Lena Olin

Claire, wife

Bruce Dern

Richard, husband

Stefanie Powers

Ada Risi

Juliet Rylance

Angela, Richard's daughter

Avan Jogia

Danny

Tonya Pinkins

Liza Caldwell

Catherine Curtin

Joyce

Lukas Hassel

Photographer

Caryn West

Dr. Sheila Abrams

Ravi Cabot-Conyers

Gogo

Gerardo Rodriguez

Doorman

Clare Louise Frost

Artist's Model

Alexandre Bagot

Mikey

Laura Chaneski

Jordana

Steve Garfanti

Banquet Attendee

Robert Myers

Townsperson

Elise Santora

Joan

Jerry Lamonica

Gallery Attendee

Meadow Nguy

Melanie

Gabriel Millman

Grocery Clerk

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