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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.
Feb 15, 1971 · Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful and blatantly sadistic writer.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Frank Perry
- 1971-02-15
A film critic's analysis of a comedy-drama about a masochistic housewife who has affairs with two selfish men. He praises the lead actress Carrie Snodgress and questions the husband's character played by Richard Benjamin.
A New York lawyer (Richard Benjamin) drives his wife (Carrie Snodgress) to a nervous breakdown, a daytime lover (Frank Langella) and group therapy.
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- Frank Perry
- R
- Richard Benjamin
Originally published in 1967, this fun and clever story follows Tina Balser, a sophisticated housewife who lives in Manhattan and seems to have everything—money, two beautiful daughters, and a husband who is a successful lawyer.
- (1.8K)
- Paperback
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1970 comedy-drama film based on Sue Kaufman's novel. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
A bored housewife has an affair with a writer who treats her like her abusive husband. She joins group therapy to find herself in the sexual revolution era.
