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L'homme aux deux épouses

Original title: The Substitute Wife
  • TV Movie
  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
617
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Farrah Fawcett in L'homme aux deux épouses (1994)
DramaRomanceWestern

In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their fa... Read allIn Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.

  • Director
    • Peter Werner
  • Writer
    • Stan Daniels
  • Stars
    • Farrah Fawcett
    • Lea Thompson
    • Peter Weller
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    617
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Werner
    • Writer
      • Stan Daniels
    • Stars
      • Farrah Fawcett
      • Lea Thompson
      • Peter Weller
    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Farrah Fawcett
    Farrah Fawcett
    • Pearl
    Lea Thompson
    Lea Thompson
    • Amy Hightower
    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Martin Hightower
    Karis Paige Bryant
    Karis Paige Bryant
    • Jessica
    • (as Karis Bryant)
    Cory Lloyd
    • Nathan
    Colton Conklin
    • Jack
    Annie Suite
    • Mrs. Van Der Meer
    Babs George
    Babs George
    • Mrs. Parker
    Gena Sleete
    • Hattie Donahue
    Gail Cronauer
    Gail Cronauer
    • Isabel Donahue
    Lou Perryman
    • Saloon Keeper
    Jonathan Joss
    Jonathan Joss
    • Black Deer
    Blue Deckert
    Blue Deckert
    • Royal Spencer
    Wally Welch
    Wally Welch
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    Guich Koock
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    John S. Davies
    John S. Davies
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    Tony Frank
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    John Harrison
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      • Peter Werner
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      • Stan Daniels
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    6dhannah1955

    The Substitute Wife

    I thought the movie was good and kept me watching it but I was very surprised when it has a PG-13 rating. I wouldn't want my grandchildren watching it. I thought that it was very similar to the other Hallmark movies with a similar plot but this movie actually came first and I think that is why the other movies were improved on from it. I believe that back in those days they would not have had allowed actions in front of the children such as was in this movie. I really felt, all in all, that the movie was heartwarming and kinda sweet although I wouldn't have done it that way, I don't care what the ways were. Nice movie for a lady to sit down with a cup of tea and watch, not sure that the husband would appreciate it.
    tasha1

    Genuine humour prevails

    When I saw this film televised on British TV, I enjoyed it so much that I tried to get a copy for 4 years. Eventually I managed to get a second hand copy - all this by a woman who has never bought a movie video in her life before.

    This film is extremely sad with amazingly funny moments interspersed. Just when you feel like crying over the sadness of the situation (the wife suffering badly and dying from cancer, watching her children interact with another woman, who appears stunning, glamorous and frustratingly desirable to her husband) a character will utter something that makes you roll about with laughter.

    The film isn't supposed to be realistic, it would never happen surely, but even so it makes a fine story line and does test your emotions in all directions. Don't take the film too seriously, take it as it comes and enjoy every moment. The male actor playing the husband is completely fantastic in his role. His expressions and wry comments have you fascinated from the word go.

    Get hold of a copy and enjoy a non-violent, entertaining tale of sadness, friendship and honour.

    PS: I'm NOT a woman who enjoys sloppy rubbish films, so don't write it off as a womans film!
    8dezwartemaan

    Plausible

    I enjoyed the movie. It had slow moments, I mean.. a woman taking a carriage down the trail to a city a days travel away?... I know they used it to show how much she endured... but we got that the first 2-3 times. ;)

    I do a bit of Genealogy and I have a situation where a Farmer ancestor married a younger wife before the older wife died. I was thinking.. "Mormon"?... then I saw this movie... perhaps this movie actually shows a plausible reason why he married a 2nd wife before the 1st died. I have no history in stories and no written accounts in the marriage license data. Left to speculate, but the fact that my ancestor showed 2 marriages, made me go... hrmmmm... and this movie became more real life to me in my eyes.

    The movie played well on many accounts. The emotions, the hardships, the triangle as it moved into play. Very well done.
    Kirpianuscus

    different

    this is its basic virtue - it is a different western. not only because the classic confrontations between men front to saloon are absent but for the delicate, seductive and touching answer for a basic question about the brave men . it is a comfortable film. and one who, with high care, gives a precise portrait of family life in prairie, with humor and tenderness, bitter scenes and using the poetry of small details. a film like a book from lost age. with the perfect resurrection of atmosphere and a form of romanticism who not becomes too sweet as great virtues. so, a refuge. or, just a great and profound love story.
    ladyann1213

    How it should be~

    I have to admit that I never expected Lea Thompson to do such an amazing job with this role but she was outstanding! The concept of the movie was seen through the eyes of the old west days and this I am sure was just too good to be true. But..."this is how it should be" in the face of adversity and one human being relies on another. It brings out the maternal instincts to a point of extreme in finding hope for the children in the near future not knowing if or when things will change but knowing that they WILL medically speaking. At first, it was slow but picked up with real emotion and Farrah was excellent in her role as well. She really depicts the true emotion of a "working women" not being kissed because that is intimate and special. So the real emotion came shining through when she finally intimately kissed back on the lips. Truly logical and sensible in the way the whole situation was handled yet in today's society I can't think of anyone that would put up with this arrangement! Brought genuine tears to my eyes and the friendship between Lea and Farrah was brought out in real tear jerking mode! I really loved it!

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Substitute
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Frederick S. Pierce Company
      • Patchett Kaufman Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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