It Sums Up The 70's Perfectly
What can you say about the 1970's? It was a bleak, dark, pointlessly
down decade. Made toward the end of the 70's (in 1978) "An Unmarried Woman" pretty much captures that feeling perfectly. It was bleak, dark and pointless. It begins with a marriage between Erica and Martin (Jill Clayburgh and Michael Murphy) that seems OK on the outside, but you know from the start that there are problems. It spends most of its time watching Erica try to rebuild her life after Martin confesses that he's fallen in love with a younger woman and leaves her, then it ends on a rather pointless note as her new beau (played by Alan Bates) gives her a huge painting that she struggles to carry home. It's needlessly long (and seems longer thanks to a slow script) and - aside from Clayburgh's performance (which was quite good) - does remind me of the '70's (and I'm not just talking about how absolutely and hopelessly dated the movie seems.) Like December 31, 1979 - when you were just glad the decade was over and you could move on to the 80's, even though you had no idea what the 80's would bring - you're just glad this movie comes to an end and you can move on to something else, no matter what it might be. 2/10. rowdyrod watch The Onion Movie movie
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Awesome cast!!
Love this movie!!.
Jill's Unforgettable and Always Will Be!
Jill Clayburgh was a brilliant actress. In this film, she is the
leading lady, Erica Benton. As the film progresses with great New York City locales to really boost the city in 1978, Erica loses her marriage and somewhat goes through an identity crisis. She is also a mother of a teenage daughter, Patty, who goes to private school in wealthy Upper East Side of Manhattan. Erica and her husband, Martin, live in a fabulous spacious apartment on the Upper East Side. She works downtown at an art gallery part-time. When Martin announces that he's leaving her for a younger model, she's speechless. Erica is truly believable when she faces a life changed forever. She relies on her best girlfriends and it reminds me of another foursome. The women are believable and likable but they are also very supportive of Erica during this time. Also, Erica starts seeing a therapist. Michael Murphy's Martin is well-done. Sir Alan Bates does a brilliant job as Saul Kaplan, the artist. But really the cast and crew did a fantastic believable job. I love watching films in the 1970s about New York City.. |
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