Àlex Rigola has adapted Woody Allen’s brilliant screenplay on the complexity of relationships which, by examining husband-wife conflicts, also highlights the force of habit and the insecurities and deep-seated feelings in which we may all see ourselves reflected, shamefully or otherwise. The show examines the complex problems of today’s couples with the simplicity of the New York director: “Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.”
AC/E is collaborating in this project through its mobility grants awarded under the PICE.
The story revolves around Alex, a writer and professor of literature, and his wife Carlota, who works for an art magazine. Neither can believe it when they find out that their best friends, Alicia and José Luis – apparently a perfect couple – have decided to separate. From the moment they receive this news, the couple begin wondering whether their marriage is based on a truly solid relationship.
Written in 1992, Husbands and Wives is one of Woody Allen’s most successful screenplays; the filmmaker himself has stated on several occasions that he regards it as one of his favourite films.
The film was nominated for two Oscars – best supporting actress (Judy Davis) and best screenplay – and tells a disturbing story about the ever complicated relationships between couples.
