The Story of my Wife
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The Story of my Wife
A Film by Ildiko Enyedi
2021 - Hungary/France/Germany/Italy - Drama - 2.39 - 169 min.
with Léa Seydoux , Louis Garrel, & Gijs Naber
Language: English
Produced by Monika Mécs & Ernö Mesterházy
Jakob Störr, a Dutch seasoned sea captain, makes a bet in a café to marry the first woman who enters the place. And then in walks Lizzy…
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