Film

An Unmarried Woman 1978

Directed by Paul Mazursky

  • Drama, Romance, Comedy
  • 124 min
  • R

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.

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.

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Classical in form, character-led, contemplative and earnest.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemplativerelentless
  • earnestironic
  • sparerichly built

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