Rachel Ward in The Good Wife (1987)

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The Good Wife (1987) is a character driven drama that takes place in a small town in 1939 Australia. Rachel Ward is married to a lumber worker. The two of them live way out of town, and her husbands kid brother is always around. Rachel feels noting exciting ever happens, or will happen to her. Even when her brother-in-law moves in with them, and her husband allows them to have sex, things are no better. Then she meets a dashing new barman, and becomes obsessed. Her husband doesn't wan to lose her, but also does not want to do anything that will make her hate him, and tries to deal with her obsession as best he can, even when she becomes the focus of town gossip.

The film is beautifully photographed, well acted, and is full of interesting characters. It won AFI best costume, and was nominated for several technical and acting awards. I liked it somewhat more than most, mostly for the characterizations. C-.

Nudity Report: Rachel never shows her body parts, but looked so good I included a few images of her more sexy outfits. Susan Lyons shows her breasts briefly, but in good light, near the end of the film.

Critics Vote: Ebert says one 1/2 star, complaining about a leisurely pace.

IMDB Summary: IMDB scores it 5.6/10.

DVD Info: You need to watch both the Widescreen and 4/3 versions to see the exposure.


Written by: Tuna …courtesy of Scoopy.net