Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

A hilarious comedy about being married, being single, sex and life in New York.

1992108 min7.0 / 10

A sharp, formally inventive comedy-drama that uses the fake-documentary style to excavate the anxieties and contradictions lurking beneath marriage and desire.

When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

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