The Superwife
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47% Critic Match

The Superwife

4.7 / 10 1996 1h 26mNR German
Comedy

Storyline

Franziska is a romantically inclined housewife with two children and a husband who spends most of his time traveling around the world and working as a director. However, he cheats on her with his actresses. Franziska goes to see the lawyer Enno Winkel about buying a house, but he prefers to handle divorces. And without realizing it, she suddenly inadvertently initiates her own divorce...

Cast & Crew

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Franziska Herr-Gross

Lead
Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Hajo Heiermann

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Dr. Enno Winkel

Liselotte Pulver

Liselotte Pulver

Alma Winkel

Thomas Heinze

Thomas Heinze

Will Gross

Richy Müller

Richy Müller

Papai

Maren Kroymann

Maren Kroymann

Tootsie Schäufele

Esther Schweins

Esther Schweins

Sonja Sonne

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sönke Wortmann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Superwife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker