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A letter to three wives (1949)

Addie Ross is the most attractive woman in town. The wives of three of her former admirers are exuberant when they hear that she has left, until the letter arrives. Addie's letter informs the women that she has been joined by one of their husbands. Each wife fearing the errant spouse is hers looks back over the years trying to decide what went wrong.

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  • "Chaînes conjugales, français"
  • "Letter to 3 wives"@en
  • "Letter to 3 wives"
  • "Lettera a tre mogli"@en

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  • "Addie Ross is the most attractive woman in town. The wives of three of her former admirers are exuberant when they hear that she has left, until the letter arrives. Addie's letter informs the women that she has been joined by one of their husbands. Each wife fearing the errant spouse is hers looks back over the years trying to decide what went wrong."@en
  • "Three small town "society" women get a letter from a mutual acquaintance telling them that she is eloping with one of their husbands--but not which one. Now, each in turn thinks about her marriage, three troubled relatationships captured in flashbacks. Their reveries reveal ample reason for each to wonder if she's the one who has lost her husband."@en
  • "Komedie waarin de reacties van drie vrouwen worden weergegeven die een brief van de flirt van de stad ontvangen en waarin zij schrijft dat zij met een van hun mannen ervandoor is."
  • "Three wives on a picnic receive word from a friend that she has run off with one of their husbands [c.f. Halliwell's]."@en
  • "Slice of Americana about three women on a group vacation receiving a letter from a flirt who has run off with one of their husbands- but who leaves the wives guessing as to whose husband has been stolen."@en
  • "Slice of Americana about three women on a group vacation receiving a letter from a flirt who has run off with one of their husbands- but who leaves the wives guessing as to whose husband has been stolen."
  • "As three women head off on a boating trip with a group of children, they receive a letter written by a woman claimimg to have stolen one of their husbands. Which one? The letter doesn't say. Faced with the prospect of a shattered life, each woman soul searches throughout the day. Deborah Bishop feels inadequate amidst her husband's country club set. Everyone sees Lora Mae Hollingsway as a gold digger, including her husband. Rita Phipps has a career that makes her husband feel neglected to the point of infedelity. All three endure the anguish of uncertainty until the boat trip ends, and the truth is revealed."
  • ""S'embarquant pour une excursion en bateau, trois jeunes épouses reçoivent inopinément une lettre d'une autre femme affirmant s'être enfuie avec un de leurs maris, coupable d'adultère. La lettre ne donnant aucune indication quant à son destinataire, chacune d'elles entrevoie l'ombre d'une union désagrégée se profiler à l'horizon.""--Site web UnePorte.net."
  • "Three small town "society" women get a letter from a mutual acquaintance telling them that she is eloping with one of their husbands--but not which one--which leads each to ponder the state of her marriage."@en
  • "A letter sent to three wives in a northeastern American town causes each to reflect - in flashback - on her marriage in this jauntily sophisticated, and sometimes caustic, comedy of manners ranging over American and middle class life with feminine role playing as a central theme."@en
  • "As three women go on a boating trip with their children, they receive a letter written by a woman claiming to have stolen one of their husbands. The letter doesn't say which one. Faced with the prospect of a shattered life, each woman soul searches throughout the day: Deborah feels inadequate amidst her husband's country club set. Everyone sees Lora Mae as a gold digger. Rita's career makes her husband feel neglected. They endure the anguish until the boat trip ends-and the truth is revealed."@en
  • ""Just as their boat sets off for the day, Deborah, Rita and Lora Mae receive a letter from the alluring Addie Ross stating she has left town with one of their husbands. Each wife spends the fretful day pondering the state of her marriage and the affection each of their husbands has for Addie. By the end of the day, each woman is convinced she must surely be the betrayed wife"--Videocassette sleeve."@en
  • ""Just as their boat sets off for the day, Deborah, Rita and Lora Mae receive a letter from the alluring Addie Ross stating she has left town with one of their husbands. Each wife spends the fretful day pondering the state of her marriage and the affection each of their husbands has for Addie. By the end of the day, each woman is convinced she must surely be the betrayed wife"--Videocassette sleeve."
  • "Delicious Americana showing reactions of three women who receive a letter from the town flirt who has run off with one of their husbands. Based on John Klempner's novel."@en
  • "As three women head off on a boat trip with a group of children, they receive a letter written by a woman claiming to have stolen one of their husbands, but they don't know which one. All three endure the anguish of uncertainty until the boat trip ends and the truth is revealed."@en
  • "Tres mujeres casadas de una pequeña ciudad reciben una carta de su mejor amiga en la que les comunica que se marcha con uno de sus maridos. Las tres empiezan a preguntarse si será ella la abandonada."
  • "Just as they are departing for a picnic, a letter arrives telling three women that another woman has run off with one of their husbands, and they all spend the day convincing themselves that they are the wronged woman."

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  • "fiction dramatique (fiction)"
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  • "A letter to three wives (1949)"@en
  • "A Letter to Three Wives"@en
  • "A letter to three wives"
  • "A letter to three wives"@en
  • "A Letter to three wives (Film)"
  • "A Letter to three wives"
  • "A Letter to three wives"@en
  • "A letter to three wives = Chaînes conjugales"

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