2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Ildiko Enyedi’s The Story of My Wife

A first time in comp birth for the Hungarian filmmaker, this is Ildikó Enyedi‘s first visit back to Cannes since the landed a spot in the Un Certain Regard section with 1989 dramedy My 20th Century. With The Story of My Wife, we have Gijs Naber, Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel and Sergio Rubini populating the book to film adaptation.

Perhaps it’s the heavy traffic and scheduling issues with three competition film offerings on Wednesday, but not many of our critics committed to the two plus hour historical drama. Eleven of our critics gave this subpar scores ranging between 2 and 3 for an average of 2.4. A let down after On Body and Soul.

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