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An Unmarried Woman

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An Unmarried Woman (1978)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:17

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Martin (Michael Murphy) and Erica (Jill Clayburgh) are a successful New York couple who have been happily married for 17 years. The parents of Patti (Lisa Lucas), a precocious and witty teenager,... Martin (Michael Murphy) and Erica (Jill Clayburgh) are a successful New York couple who have been happily married for 17 years. The parents of Patti (Lisa Lucas), a precocious and witty teenager, they seem to have it all until Martin confesses to Erica that he is leaving her for another woman. Erica is emotionally devastated, unable to imagine life without her husband, and seeks comfort in therapy and her group of close woman friends. Ultimately, she is able to start over, finding fulfillment in her job at a Soho art gallery and a relationship with a passionate artist (Alan Bates). Erica is profoundly affected by her new freedom, finding strength within herself for the first time in her life. Clayburgh gives an excellent performance as a thoroughly modern woman of the 1970s forced to face her own fears and desires. Director Paul Mazursky's realistic and poignant portrayal of a generation of women in crisis was groundbreaking at the time of its release, capturing the true nature of women's friendships and struggles as well as the dilemma of divorce. [More]

Starring: Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman

Starring: Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman, Patricia Quinn, Kelly Bishop

Director: Paul Mazursky

Director: Paul Mazursky

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10/18/08
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Jill Clayburgh received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing an ordinary woman who goes through divorce and identity crisis in this quintessential New York movie that was championed by the feminist movement in the 1970s.

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08/14/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Jill Clayburgh received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing an "ordinary" woman who goes through divorce and identity crisis in this quintessential New York film, championed by the women's movement of the 1970s.

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08/14/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Jill Clayburgh received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing an "ordinary" woman who goes through divorce and identity crisis in this quintessential New York film, championed by the women's movement of the 1970s.

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08/14/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Jill Clayburgh received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing an "ordinary" woman who goes through divorce and identity crisis in this quintessential New York film, championed by the women's movement of the 1970s.

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08/14/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Jill Clayburgh received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing an "ordinary" woman who goes through divorce and identity crisis in this quintessential New York film, championed by the women's movement of the 1970s.

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08/14/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Presents a credible single scene.

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02/27/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

...the movie is ultimately undone by a thoroughly dated, anachronistic aura...

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01/30/06
David Nusair
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
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01/29/05
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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Beautifully conveys one woman's journey from dependent security to independent self-confidence.

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01/24/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Tries so hard to be so sensitive that it starts to unravel.

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11/24/03
Ken Hanke
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09/02/03
Dan Jardine
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08/22/03
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Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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