Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 American comedy-drama film about a frustrated wife portrayed by Carrie Snodgress. Snodgress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category. The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the 1967 novel by Sue Kaufman and directed by Perry's then-husband Frank Perry. The film co-stars Richard Benjamin and Frank Langella.
Plot
Tina Balser, an educated, frustrated housewife and mother, is in a loveless marriage with Jonathan, an insufferable, controlling, emotionally abusive, social-climbing lawyer in New York City. He treats her like a servant, undermines her with insults, and belittles her appearance, abilities, and the raising of their two girls, who treat their mother with the same rudeness as their father. Searching for relief, she begins a sexually fulfilling affair with a cruel and coarse writer, George Prager, who treats her with similar brusqueness and contempt, which only drives her deeper into despair.
Awards
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author | Eleanor Perry |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
contentLocation | New York City |
director | Frank Perry |
editor | Sidney Katz |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | group therapy law firm loveless marriage open search two girls |
musicBy | Mars Bonfire |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
producer | Frank Perry |
productionCompany | Frank Perry Films Inc. |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
theme | feminist |