#1032: MAZURSKY, Paul: An Unmarried Woman (1978)

MAZURSKY, Paul (United States)
An Unmarried Woman [1978]
Spine #1032
Blu-ray


One woman's journey of self-discovery brings about a warmly human cultural conversation about female liberation, in this wonderfully frank, funny chronicle of changing 1970s sexual politics by Paul Mazursky. When her husband of sixteen years abruptly leaves her for a younger woman, Manhattan gallery worker Erica (a fantastic, Oscar-nominated Jill Clayburgh in her defining role) finds herself alone and adrift — but also newly empowered to explore her needs and desires as she tests the waters of a new relationshp with a charismatic artist (Alan Bates). 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 woman's most important relationship is the one she has with herself.

124 minutes
Color
Monaural
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2020
Director/Writer


Paul Mazursky was 48 when he wrote and directed An Unmarried Woman.

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién.

Commentary

From 2005 featuring director Mazursky and actor Clayburgh.

Interviews

With actors Murphy and Lucas.

Interview

With author Sam Wasson.

Audio recording

Of Mazursky speaking at the American Film Institute in 1980.

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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