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A Letter to Three Wives(1948)

Dir. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz


Surprisingly, the marital A-bomb dropped by Addie doesn’t explode into a melodramatic rampage of mutual accusations, cat-fights or shouting matches. It’s not the women’s friendship that gets ruptured, but rather their private sense of security.

Michał Oleszczyk (RogerEbert.com)

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Synopsis: A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their husbands – but she doesn't specify which one.