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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).
Mar 17, 1978 · An Unmarried Woman: Directed by Paul Mazursky. With Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman. Wealthy Erica Benton from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after Martin, her husband of sixteen years, leaves her for a younger woman.
Dec 30, 2003 · Erica seemingly has the perfect life until her husband informs her he's leaving her for another woman. With help from a therapist and a supportive group of friends, she recovers and begins to build a life for herself.
“An Unmarried Woman” plays true with all three of its major movements: The marriage, the being single, the falling in love. Mazursky’s films have considered the grave and funny business of sex before (most memorably in “ Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice ” and “ Blume in Love “).
An Unmarried Woman (1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
An attractive and well-to-do New Yorker, Erica Benton (Jill Clayburgh), finds her comfortable existence upended when her husband, Martin (Michael Murphy), ends their marriage and takes up with a...
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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.
