She-Devil (1989)

99 min · Dark Comedy, comedy film, satanic film

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Directors

Susan Seidelman

Cast

Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Hunt, Sylvia Miles, Elisebeth Peters, Bryan Larkin, A Martinez

The story

Overweight, frumpy housewife and mother Ruth Patchett attempts to please her accountant husband Bob. After Bob meets wealthy, narcissistic romance novelist Mary Fisher at a party, they begin an affair. Ruth, aware of their affair, confronts Bob while his parents are visiting for dinner, resulting in Bob leaving her and moving in with Mary.

Catalogue themes and tags

Autorin, Career Woman, Cheated Wife, Familienstreit, Rach, Scheidung, Black comedy, Screwball comedy, Comedy, Domestic Comedy

Genres

Dark Comedy, comedy film, satanic film

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