Berlin finds Angela Schanelec returning with her tenth feature, My Wife Cries, a restrained, intimate study of a marriage unsettled by a serious accident. The film follows Thomas, a crane operator, and Carla as ordinary life begins to fracture under pressure.
IndieWire unveiled the exclusive trailer, describing it as a sharply edited, off-kilter glimpse into the couple’s quiet upheaval.
According to the Berlinale program, the story opens on a typical workday at a construction site. Carla calls to say she needs a ride from the hospital, and when Thomas arrives he discovers she has been in a car crash. Carla mentions her dance partner David, who died in the crash, and she speaks with a candor that unsettles her husband, who slowly withdraws. The film chronicles their mounting communication gaps as they try to find a shared language amid the disruption.
Schanelec is known for steady, restrained emotion and a clinical approach to framing, turning intimate conflict into a measured, almost metaphysical drama. Her breakout came with Places in Cities in 1998, and she has since earned top Berlin honors: a Silver Bear for Best Director for I Was at Home, But… in 2019 and a Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Music in 2023.
My Wife Cries will screen in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, continuing Schanelec’s track record of dissecting relationships with patience and precision.
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