The Man in the Sidecar

The Man in the Sidecar

1971 · 75 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Examines the relationship between Edith, a famous and successful novelist, and her writer husband, and how her own domestic situation is paralleled in her latest book about a woman enjoying the self-destruction of her husband.

Directed by James MacTaggart · Written by Simon Gray

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