The Christmas Wife (1988)
- Directed by
- David Hugh Jones
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widower advertises for a companion to spend Christmas with him. He hires a woman to join him at his cabin, and they navigate an awkward but genuine connection.
lonelyquietbittersweetslow-pacedtenderreflectivemildly melancholicwarm
What happens
The Christmas Wife is a 1988 American drama film directed by David Jones and written by Catherine Ann Jones. It stars Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse, Patricia Hamilton and Deborah Grover. The film premiered at the Denver Film Festival in October 1988. It was shown on HBO on December 12, 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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