An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman is a 1978 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, and Cliff Gorman. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress (Clayburgh).
Plot
Erica Benton works part-time at a SoHo art gallery and is in a seemingly happy marriage to Martin, a successful businessman. They live together with their teenage daughter Patti in an upscale Upper East Side apartment. Martin, however, has been having a year-long affair with a much younger woman named Marcia. When he confesses to Erica that he loves his mistress and wants to marry her, Erica is devastated, and Martin moves out.
Awards
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| author | Paul Mazursky |
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| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Paul Mazursky |
| editor | Stuart H. Pappé |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | art gallery blind date build date domestic life drive meet new life paint teenage daughter upper east side younger woman |
| musicBy | Bill Conti |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Paul Mazursky Tony Ray |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | feminist romantic comedy romantic drama |