Cinema Guild Takes North American Rights to Angela Schanelec's My Wife Cries
The film, which premiered in Competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, was written and directed by Schanelec.
Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights to Angela Schanelec's My Wife Cries (Meine Frau weint), according to Deadline. Schanelec wrote and directed the film, which premiered in Competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year.
The cast includes Vladimir Vulevic, Agathe Bonitzer, Birte Schnöink and Pauline Rebmann. Marius Panduru handled cinematography, and Schanelec edited the film herself. Kirill Krasovski produced for Blue Monticola Film, in co-production with SBS Productions, Maier Bros. and Unitbase.
The deal was negotiated by Peter Kelly and Dylan Foley of Cinema Guild and Kevin Chneiweiss of SBS.
My Wife Cries recently played in the Main Slate of the 64th New York Film Festival.
Schanelec's festival record
Schanelec's earlier works include I Was at Home, But… (2019) and Music (2023). She received the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Director for I Was at Home, But… and the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Music.
Cinema Guild's recent releases include restorations of Otar Iosseliani's films, Kamal Aljafari's With Hasan in Gaza, Hong Sangsoo's What Does That Nature Say to You and Aleksandre Koberidze's Dry Leaf.
Quick answers
Who directed My Wife Cries?
Angela Schanelec wrote and directed the film, and also edited it.
Where did My Wife Cries premiere?
It premiered in Competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year.
Who is distributing My Wife Cries in North America?
Cinema Guild acquired the North American distribution rights.