The War of the Roses (1989)

Cast/Avec Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito…

The War of the Roses is a 1989 American comedy film based upon the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler. It is a black comedy about a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle. In both the novel and the film, the married couple's family name is Rose. The title also alludes to the battles between the Houses of York and Lancaster at the end of the Middle Ages (see Wars of the Roses).

Après quatre ans de mariage, Oliver et Barbara Rose ont craqué. Frustrés par tant d'années de routine, ils se déclarent la guerre pour le divorce, le partage de leurs biens et de leur maison, et dans cette guerre là, tous les coups sont permis, tels que chantages ou violences en tous genres…