A wealthy woman from manhattans 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. Candidly addressing issues of sex, intimacy, loneliness, and divorce from an unabashedly feminist perspective, an unmarried woman makes the simple but radical assertion that a womans most important relationship is the one she has with herself. It is, erica thinks, a happy marriage, although perhaps she doesnt think about it much. Jul 23, 2015 paul mazursky talks about one of his classics, an unmarried woman in a rare 1978 interview. Its that rare kind of film thats worth watching every five or ten years, if only to help us to recall where weve come from, and to help us to profit from. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Mazurskys films have considered the grave and funny business of sex before most memorably in bob and carol and ted and alice and blume in love. A guide for the married woman 1978 movie moviefone. Paul mazursky talks about his classic an unmarried woman in. It caught the wave of feminine empowerment that followed the chaotic early years of that decade when womens lib became the target of media distortion and scorn.
Yet even more relevant is the way the films characters own up to and name their feelings. For the stunt man, frontiere composed two principal themes that dominate the score. Clayburgh was one of the biggest female stars of the 1970s. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Jill clayburgh, alan bates, michel murphy, cliff gorman, lisa pelican, jill eikenberry, kelly bishop, michael tucker, paul mazursky. As miss clayburgh plays this scene, vincent canby wrote about an unmarried woman in 1978, one has a vision of all the immutable things that can be destroyed in less than a minute. Paul mazurskys an unmarried woman follows the turmoil of a woman named erica jill clayburgh, whose comfortable domestic life is thrown into turmoil when her husband martin michael murphy. Rent an unmarried woman 1978 starring jill clayburgh and alan bates on dvd and bluray. An unmarried woman still stands on its own more as a sociocultural than as a cinematic landmark. Anxiety, anger, loneliness, sadness, disorientation, happiness. An unmarried woman is a 1978 american comedydrama film written and directed by paul mazursky, and starring jill clayburgh.
Jill clayburgh gives an iconic, oscar nomination performance as an ordinary woman who goes through divorce and midlife crisis in mazurskis quintessential new york movie, championed by the. The film was nominated for the academy award for best picture and. Either way, an unmarried woman astutely pointed to how far the new 1970s woman had come and how far she still needed to go. This is an unmarried woman directed by paul mazurksky in 1978. For a film that came out within the late 1970s, paul mazurskys an unmarried woman feels so modern in the way it realizes erica as someone who isnt bound on becoming someone elses property after her supposedly perfect lifestyle. Drama komedie film geregisseerd door paul mazursky. An unmarried woman 1978 paul mazurskylibrary dvd 4 stars this was a film ive mentioned recently on fb its one that my mom took me to see when i was entirely too young. She didnt win but it pushed her into the a class for a few good years. Apparently, the woman who plays her therapist in the movie was a real therapist.
Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. An unmarried woman 1978 erica jill clayburgh is unmarried only temporarily in that her successful, wealthy husband of seventeen years has just left her for a girl he met while buying a shirt in bloomingdales. An unmarried woman tells the story of erica benton a married woman who finds out her husband has been cheating on her for a lengthy period of time. An unmarried woman 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This week i will be looking at a 1978 divorce comedy that is the quintessential movie in a genre lost, an unmarried woman. This month boomer made britnee, brandon, and cc watch an unmarried woman 1978. An unmarried woman an attractive and welltodo new yorker, erica benton jill clayburgh, finds her comfortable existence upended when her husband, martin michael murphy, ends their marriage. Did michael murphy, who taught english at uni high in west l. Specific scenes in an unmarried woman come across in sharp focus, but the overall view is as soft and fuzzy as something photographed through gauze.
Few films have a firmer grasp on a time or location than paul mazurskys an unmarried woman 1978, a movie that captures not only the look of new york city in the late 70s, but the intellectualemotional feel of the place. In the book yes i read the novelisation of the film, as well the therapist is a lesbian, they cut that out of the movie, except when she introduces her girlfriend to erica at the party where theres a fight. She didnt win but it pushed her into the a class for a few. From 1978 s an unmarried woman soundtrack, a film starring the late jill clayburgh beautiful and lovely actress, rip. This poster is folded and is graded in fine plus condition. Mar 05, 1978 specific scenes in an unmarried woman come across in sharp focus, but the overall view is as soft and fuzzy as something photographed through gauze.
Its that rare kind of film thats worth watching every five or ten years, if only to help us to recall where weve come from, and to help us to profit from, or to enjoy, a sense of where we might be going. Overview a wealthy woman from manhattans upper east side struggles to. Paul mazurskys early feminist film an unmarried woman with three nominations and no wins, the story of the consequences of a shattered marriage of seventeen years for a betrayed wife who must deal with the changes. Unmarried woman, an 1978 7105 movieart original film posters. Add to watchlist when her husband of sixteen years leaves her for a younger. Official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. Erica seemingly has the perfect life until her husband informs her hes leaving her for another woman. An unmarried woman plays true with all three of its major movements. Maybe that behavior is common place today, but in 1977 it was unusual and even risky. Oscar nominations went to the script, the film itself, and clayburgh, for a signature performance. An unmarried woman is such a good picture not because it states vast truths about men and women but because it finds that there are none.
An unmarried woman 1978 letterboxd your life in film. An unmarried woman is screening as part of metrograph a to z, a. The film was nominated for the academy award for best picture and clayburgh was nominated for an academy award for best actress. An unmarried woman 1978 paul mazursky, jill clayburgh, alan. An unmarried woman resembles blume in love not only in its insight and precise observation of behavior, but also with the emotional satisfactions it providesmazursky isnt afraid to pull out all the romantic stops at the right moment. I remember her saying after seeing the film, i like that alan bates. Erica has to deal with her new reality and begin to start her life over as an unmarried woman. Mazurskys screenplay was named the years best by the national society of film critics and the new york film. A bruising, emotional gutpunch, mazurskys heartbreaking character study puts the viewer right in the shoes of upper east sider jill clayburgh, so were blindsided right along with her when husband michael murphy breaks up their 16year marriage to run off with a bloomingdales tie seller. 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. Jill clayburgh april 30, 1944 november 5, 2010 was an american actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema.
Clayburghs unforgettable unmarried woman appraisal. Eine entheiratete frau ist ein usamerikanischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 1978. A hit with 1978 audiences, an unmarried woman provoked viewer debate over ericas final choice and its meaning for women. Martin leaves erica after the confession, and the film details her attempts to find her place in the modern world of the late 70s. But hes never before been this successful at really dealing with the. Clayburgh, the script by mazursky, and the picture itself were all nominated for oscars. This is a mustsee film for anyone interested in women s studies, women s history, and late 1970s american culture. Nearly a decade later, an unmarried woman finds him attempting to do the same for the psychology of womens liberation and its social fallout as traditional marital norms. An unmarried woman is a film directed by paul mazursky with jill clayburgh, alan bates, michael murphy, cliff gorman, year. She is a recipient of cannes film festival award for best actress and was nominated for the academy award for best actress for her breakthrough role in paul mazurskys comedydrama an unmarried woman 1978. Before you watch marriage story, seek out 1978s an unmarried. Lets see a movie about a woman without any real marketable skills who gets dumped, with several children to care for, who has to depend on public social. Buy an unmarried woman dvd 1978 with jill clayburgh dvd synopsis and information.
Booking ending both film and album is a rollicking, carinvalesque theme, in traditional aba march form, an approach perfectly in keeping with rushs vision of a surface veneer of clowning to hide pressure. Watch an unmarried woman 1978 full movie online link. Jill clayburgh was nominated for an oscar as the lead in this 1978 film. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five academy awards. Disturbingly real and vivid, an unmarried woman is an iconic feminist film and was surprisingly popular at the box office. In addition to an oscar nomination for best actress, the film was up. This is very much a film of its time and a very interesting time and place it was. Mazurskys screenplay was named the years best by the national society of film critics and the new york film critics circle. An unmarried woman year 1978 genre comedy drama romance type movies idmb rating 7. In 1978, jill clayburgh won at cannes for her role in an unmarried woman.
An unmarried woman is a film directed by paul mazursky and starring jill clayburgh, alan bates, michael murphy. Irwin lawrence paul mazursky april 25, 1930 june 30, 2014 was an american film director, screenwriter, and actor. Jul 18, 2018 an unmarried woman 1978 paul mazursky, jill clayburgh, alan bates, michael murphy july 18, 2018 erica is unmarried only temporarily in that her successful, wealthy husband of seventeen years has just left her for a girl he met while buying a shirt in bloomingdales. Every month one of us makes the rest of the crew watch a movie theyve never seen before and we discuss it afterwards. Rent an unmarried woman 1978 on dvd and bluray dvd. The marriage, the being single, the falling in love. So shes understandably devastated when martin announces hes leaving her for a younger woman. When her husband of sixteen years abruptly leaves her for a younger woman. Suddenly forced to adjust to life as a single mom, with all the freedom and hardships that independence entails, erica must learn how to be self. Nov 10, 2019 despite being released in 1978, paul mazurskys an unmarried woman contains many images that will resonate with millennial viewers. You might remember paul from his fairly recent cameo on curb your enthusiasm where he played one of the anti larry david producers ofthe producers. Clayburghs stardom was clinched by her performance as a divorcee exploring life after marriage in an unmarried woman 1978.
Living comfortably on manhattans upper east side with her daughter and lawyer husband, martin murphy, erica benton clayburgh seems to have it all. Rent an unmarried woman 1978 on dvd and bluray netflix. An unmarried woman is a 1978 american comedydrama film written and directed by paul mazursky and starring jill clayburgh and alan bates. Also starring michael murphy, cliff gorman, and alan bates. It is at times somewhat simplistic and personally, im not so sure that newly unmarried woman, erica, was as much of a catch as were made to believe. In the most acclaimed performance of her career, jill clayburgh stars as erica, a woman who has it all until her husband walks out and she is forced to reevaluate her life in paul mazurskys.
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