Desc: How to Murder Your Wife: Directed by Riccardo Pellizzeri. With Simon O'Connor, Todd Lasance, Geraldine Brophy, Mike Minogue. A melodramatic black comedy presenting the true story of Alfred Benning's murder of his wife, Betty, in 1970s Wellington. The film follows a passive-aggressive man (Simon O'Conner) spiraling toward psychosis as his emotionally abusive wife (Geraldine Brophy) threatens to cast his beloved dog out of the house.