Small Marriage Crimes

The Little Marriage Crimes of Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, one of the most popular contemporary French writers and playwrights, is a drama about a couple who, after years of living together, try to rebuild their relationship. Looking for sources of misunderstanding, they return to the first moments together. But it's a winding road... once up, once down. Two on a swing... on an emotional swing. A situation with lots of questions, no answers. We find the scene when the husband returns from the hospital, after an accident and amnesia. As it turns out, it is not at all certain. Did the main character get into an accident? Is amnesia the problem? Who is lying and why? Husband or wife? What prevents agreement: the egotism and self-focus of the husband-writer or the suspiciousness of his wife? How much do a woman and a man differ from each other that they do not recognize each other, despite the long experience of living together in marriage? All these serious questions are sometimes given lightly and wittily, and at times quite serious, and amuse, and touch, and perhaps even annoy. Is the best solution for a relationship crisis to succumb to an accident and come home with amnesia? Maybe this is an opportunity for the wife to create an ideal husband for herself now? But does Gilles really have memory loss? What is he trying to accomplish by lying to Lisa? Contrary to what appears to be a lie, both aim to save, not to ruin, this marriage. Will it work out?

The spectator himself must decide who he is rooting for, whom he gives faith to — his wife, played by Beata Rybotycka, or Olaf Lubaszenka in the role of a husband.

” original work in French©Antigone [2002]. All rights reserved” Author's website address (www.eric-emmanuel-schmitt.com).