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Santiago de Chile, ChileTeatro Municipal de las Condes 05 - 16 Nov 2014Àlex Rigola adapted Woody Allen’s brilliant screenplay on the complexity of relationships which, by examining husband-wife conflicts, also highlights the forceof habit and the insecurities and deep-seated feelings in which we may all see ourselves reflected, shamefully or otherwise. The show examines the complex problems of today’s couples with the simplicity of the New York director: ‘Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television’.AC/E collaborated on this project through its mobility grants awarded under the PICE.The story revolves around Alex, a writer and professor of literature, and his wife Carlota,who works for an art magazine. Neither can believe it when they find out that their best friends, Alicia and José Luis – apparently a perfect couple – have decided to separate. From the moment they receive this news, the couple begin wondering whether their marriage is based on a truly solid relationship. Written in 1992, Husbands and Wives is one of Woody Allen’s most successful screenplays; the filmmaker himself has stated on several occasions that he regards it as one of his favourite films. The film was nominated for two Oscars – best supporting actress (Judy Davis) and best screenplay – and tells a disturbing story about the ever complicated relationships between couples.Performing artsMARIDOS Y MUJERES (HUSBANDS AND WIVES)From Spain to the Teatro Municipal del Las Condes150Results ‘14