Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)

Directed by

Waris Hussein

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

3h

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple nearing the end of their 18-year marriage tells the story from each person's point of view. The first half shows the husband's experience of the divorce and the second half shows the wife's side.

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What happens

Divorce His, Divorce Hers is a 1973 British/American made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The film examines the conflicted emotions felt by a couple whose 18-year marriage has frayed beyond repair. The first half of the film (Divorce His) details the story from the husband's perspective, and the second half (Divorce Hers) takes the wife's perspective. It is the final film to star both Burton and Taylor together. The film, which was directed by Waris Hussein, from a script by John Hopkins, was originally presented in a two-part broadcast on U.S. television on February 6–7, 1973 (appearing on the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of the ABC Movie of the Week), although it was theatrically released in France in 1974. The critic Clive James wrote after the television screening in Britain (June 24 and 25,1973): "After movies as monumentally lousy as Bluebeard and Hammersmith is Out it was good to see Burton chipping some of the rust off his technique." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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