{"identifier":"PCO-Myfirst_6312085468112","browse_author":"Paul Cox (Director), Jane Ballantyne (Producer), Paul Cox (Producer), Paul Cox Illumination Films (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)), Bob Ellis (Screenplay by) and Paul Cox (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_filmmedia"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350896598,"description":"My First Wife is about the dramatic collapse of the marriage between John (John Hargreaves) and Helen (Wendy Hughes). It is also a film about our children and the future we offer them. Helen has decided to leave, and it is John who lacks the inner resources to cope with the impending tragedy. Slowly he is sucked into a tunnel of despair \u2013 fighting his conservative nature and the romantic memories of his married life. \u201cWe must love one another or die\u201d W. H. Auden said in 1939. This sentiment is very much at the heart of the story. \n My First Wife pleads for more patience, more understanding, more tolerance and more care for our \u201cloved ones\u201d, and if the time for parting arrives, to be more careful with the way we say goodbye. Director: Paul Cox Producer: Jane Ballantyne, Paul Cox Writer: Paul Cox, Bob Ellis Cinematographer: Yuri Sokol Cast: John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes Born in Holland and settled in Melbourne since the mid-\u201860s, Paul Cox wass an auteur of international acclaim, having received numerous international awards. He was one of the most prolific makers of films in Australia, with numerous features, shorts and documentaries to his name. He is the recipient of many special tributes and retrospectives at film festivals across the world, including a major retrospective at the Lincoln Centre in New York in 1992. His films of the early and mid \u201880s \u2013 Lonely Hearts (1981), Man of Flowers (1983), and My First Wife (1984) \u2013 were highly acclaimed both locally and internationally. \n Man of Flowers premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, and went on to win Best Film at the 1984 Valladolid Film Festival as well as Best Foreign Film at the 1991 Warsaw Film Festival. \n Cactus premiered in Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986 and Vincent won the Jury Prize at the 1988 Istanbul International Filmdays. \n A Woman's Tale won the Grand Prix at the 1992 International Flanders Film Festival in Ghent and Exile screened in competition at the 1994 Berlin International Film Festival. More recently, Cox's highly acclaimed feature Innocence (2000) won massive audience and critical acclaim, including Best Film and the People's Choice Award at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival; and 5 Australian IF awards including Best Film, Independent Filmmaker of the Year for Paul Cox, and Best Actress for Julia Blake. Cox\u2019s career continued, with features such as Human Touch (2004) and Salvation (2008). He died in Melbourne in 2016. Language - English","videoId":6312085468112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_filmmedia","title":"My First Wife","xml_source":"bvl_filmmedia_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"PCO-Myfirst","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/c0a2f1fc-1d68-4e96-8f0d-7ae920d83f3c/58680db6-5233-4b16-b4bb-abb5080060cb/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"video , Video ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":1984,"publisher":"Paul Cox Illumination Films","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"PCO-Myfirst","facet":["video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Paul Cox~Jane Ballantyne~Paul Cox~Paul Cox Illumination Films~Bob Ellis~Paul Cox"}