My First Wife (1984)
Classical music DJ John Hargreaves neglects his wife Wendy Hughes, who responds by entering into an illicit romance. Upon finding out, Hargreaves leaves Hughes, but doesn't want to tell his parents; they'd never liked Hughes, and he isn't in the mood for a chorus of "I told you so"s. What is already painful for Hargreaves is amplified when his dying father, suspecting that something's wrong, lectures his son on the sanctity of marriage--even a bad one. Director Paul Cox used the Australian My First Wife as a kind of catharsis, to purge himself of ill-will concerning the bust-up of his own marriage. The film won three Australian academy awards, including one for the reluctantly revelatory Cox. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes, (more)
- Director(s):
- Paul Cox
Synopsis of My First Wife
Classical music DJ John Hargreaves neglects his wife Wendy Hughes, who responds by entering into an illicit romance. Upon finding out, Hargreaves leaves Hughes, but doesn't want to tell his parents; they'd never liked Hughes, and he isn't in the mood for a chorus of "I told you so"s. What is already painful for Hargreaves is amplified when his dying father, suspecting that something's wrong, lectures his son on the sanctity of marriage--even a bad one. Director Paul Cox used the Australian My First Wife as a kind of catharsis, to purge himself of ill-will concerning the bust-up of his own marriage. The film won three Australian academy awards, including one for the reluctantly revelatory Cox. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of My First Wife
- John Hargreaves - John
- Lucy Angwin - Lucy
- Charles "Bud" Tingwell - Helen's father
- Robin Lovejoy - John's Father
- Ron Falk - Psychiatrist
- Julia Blake - Kirstin
- Reg Roddick - Priest
- Symonetta Dennis - Nurse
- Megan Garner - Quartet Member
- Ian Mumby - Policeman
- Patrick Nolan - Quartet Member
- Bianca Russell - Girl with Dog
- Jay Mannering - Policeman
- Tony Llewellyn-Jones - Doctor
- Jentah Sobott - Nurse
- Linden Wilkinson - Doctor
- Wendy Hughes - Helen
- David Cameron - Tom
- Betty Lucas - Helen's mother
- Lucy Uralov - John's mother
- Jon Finlayson - Bernard
- Renee Geyer - Barmaid
- Rex Callahan - Radio Station Technician
- Neela Dey - Migrant Teacher
- Christopher Holligan - Bar singer
- Hartley Newnham - Quartet Member
- Nehama Patkin - Quartet Member
- Anna Maria Monticelli - Hilary
- Sabrina Lorenz - Barbara
- Xenia Groutas - John's Sister
- Tudor Choristers
- Director(s):
- Paul Cox
- Producer(s):
- Jane Ballantyne, Paul Cox
- 1984 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Actor
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