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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Paul Mazursky (writer)
Release Date:
26 May 1978 (France) more
Tagline:
She laughs, she cries, she feels angry, she feels lonely, she feels guilty, she makes breakfast, she makes love, she makes do, she is strong, she is weak, she is brave, she is scared, she is... an unmarried woman.
Plot:
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Salon Series-Staged Readings Of New Plays Begins Again 3/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 5 March 2009, 5:33 PM, PST)
Actor Alan Bates Dies at 69
(From IMDb News. 28 December 2003)
User Comments:
A great, entertaining and endearing film more (39 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jill Clayburgh | ... | Erica | |
| Alan Bates | ... | Saul | |
| Michael Murphy | ... | Martin | |
| Cliff Gorman | ... | Charlie | |
| Patricia Quinn | ... | Sue (as Pat Quinn) | |
| Kelly Bishop | ... | Elaine | |
| Lisa Lucas | ... | Patti | |
| Linda Miller | ... | Jeannette | |
| Andrew Duncan | ... | Bob | |
| Daniel Seltzer | ... | Dr. Jacobs | |
| Matthew Arkin | ... | Phil | |
| Penelope Russianoff | ... | Tanya | |
| Novella Nelson | ... | Jean | |
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Edward | |
| Ivan Karp | ... | Herb Rowan |
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124 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:16 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:11 | USA:R | Netherlands:16
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Director Cameo: [Paul Mazursky]attempting to place an order in a restaurant. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Martin and Erica are jogging along the river]
Martin:
Jesus Christ! Look at this - my sneaker's ruined!
Erica:
They're only thirty-five dollars.
[Erica takes Martin's shoe and cleans it off for him]
Martin:
Fucking city's turning into one big pile of DOG SHIT!
[shouting at passing traffic]
Martin:
Come on out and take a crap on me - everybody else is. Fuck.
[Martin lights a cigarette]
Erica:
...been jogging for 2 1/2 miles - you're giving yourself lung cancer.
Martin:
I'll tell you something Erica - the longer I'm married to you the more you sound like my mother.
Erica:
Clean your own sneaker.
[throws shoe at Martin]
Martin:
I think you wanted me to step in it.
Erica:
[laughing] You're going crazy Martin.
Martin:
I am?
Erica:
[laughing] Yes.
[Martin tosses his shoe over his shoulder into the river. Erica jogs away, and Martin jogs after]
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References "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) more
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You Make Me Feel Like Dancing more
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An Unmarried Woman was one of the best films from the late 70s/early 80s. It so completely captures a time and a place. It is a personal, perceptive story of a woman's marriage which crumbles to her total surprise. It ends up being a sort of comic--Americanized version (or more specifically New York version) of
"Scenes from a Marriage". Throughout the film we are introduced to one terrific personality after another--each distinctively drawn. From her affluent circle of friends, to the quirky, genuinely intriguing artistic types of the downtown art scene (Soho before it became SO commercial), to the assorted people she
meets on her journey of coping and understanding such as her therapist
(portrayed by the great psychologist and author, Penelope Russianoff, who was a fixture on New York's Upper Westside for years), we are treated to a wealth of fascinating characters. The movie resonates with warmth and understanding.
Jill Clayburgh's Erika is a contemporary tragic/comic heroine. She's beautiful and classy and funny and her emotions--for anyone who has gone through
divorce or separation or simply difficult marital situations--are absolutely dead- on accurate. What is very interesting some 25 years after the movie debuted is that it has not aged one single bit--the characters remain delightful, the
emotions as real as ever, and the New York milieu as varied and fascinating as it still is today (and probably always has been.) A great, entertaining, and endearing film!