Husband
Synopsis
Surely her husband, Josh, can help? But the feelings laid bare in the book soon get played out between them, revealing how much remains stubbornly unreconstructed in our supposedly modern relationships.
A searingly honest marriage comedy on the cusp between autofiction and documentary, it's a love letter to New York, literary life, and, er, Zadie Smith.
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 71 min
- Format
- HD video
- Director
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Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
- Producer
- Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum
- Executive Producer
- Christopher Hird
- Editor
- Martin Macdonald
- Sound
- Dan Hibbert, Guldem Masa
- Composer
- Josh Appignanesi, Paul Silver
- Principal cast
- Josh Appignanesi, Devorah Baum, Zadie Smith
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Minotaur Film Ltd
5 Kenyon StreetLondon SW6 6JZ
Dartmouth Films
West Wing, Somerset HouseStrand
London WC2R 1LA
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