
Seitenwechsel
2016

Representation Score
Fair
2017
Director
Simone Godano
Runtime
105 minutes
Average Rating
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Husband & Wife employs a surreal concept to explore the breakdown of domestic autonomy. By using a failed scientific experiment to illustrate co-dependency, the film steers clear of idealized romantic comedy clichés and instead focuses on interpersonal dysfunction. Though the film avoids the 'perfect family' cliché, it remains confined by its narrow scope. The narrative primarily serves as a close-up look at individual characters rather than a broader critique of societal structures.
Category Breakdown
The film centers on a heterosexual marriage and does not include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender gender expressions.
The story examines how personal identity can be lost within a relationship. Physical fusion symbolizes the lack of autonomy in traditional domestic settings.
The film uses standard casting practices and does not show any effort to cast actors from diverse backgrounds or include multi-layered stories.
The narrative questions the ideal of the perfect family by showing marriage as a form of entrapment. However, it does not provide a broader critique of societal institutions.
The main characters face a physical condition that works as a disability. The film treats this condition humorously rather than exploring its impact on the characters' lives.
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Official Synopsis
Married for ten years, in full crisis, thinking about divorce. But following a failed scientific experiment, they suddenly find one inside the body of the other.

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