Directed by:
Paul MazurskyScreenplay:
Paul MazurskyCinematography:
Arthur J. OrnitzComposer:
Bill ContiCast:
Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman, Patricia Quinn, Kelly Bishop, Linda Miller, Raymond J. Barry, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker (more)Plots(1)
One woman’s journey of self-discovery brings about a warmly human cultural conversation about female liberation, in this wonderfully frank, funny chronicle of changing 1970s sexual politics by Paul Mazursky. When her husband of sixteen years abruptly leaves her for a younger woman, Manhattan gallery worker Erica (a fantastic, Oscar-nominated Jill Clayburgh in her defining role) finds herself alone and adrift—but also newly empowered to explore her needs and desires as she tests the waters of a new relationship with a charismatic artist (Alan Bates). 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. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Jill Clayburgh
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Shy People (1987)
The Terminal Man (1974)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Michael Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
Manhattan (1979)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Cliff Gorman
USA
Best movies:
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
All That Jazz (1979)
The Bunker (1981) (TV movie)
Patricia Quinn
USA
Best movies:
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Shoot Out (1971)
Kelly Bishop
USA
Best movies:
Private Parts (1997)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Linda Miller
USA
Best movies:
Night of the Juggler (1980)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
The Claim (2000)
Raymond J. Barry
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 5: 82517 (1995) (video compilation)
Falling Down (1993)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Jill Eikenberry
USA
Best movies:
Dare to Love (1995) (TV movie)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Michael Tucker
USA
Best movies:
Radio Days (1987)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Diner (1982)
Paul Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Antz (1998)
Vincent Schiavelli
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Amadeus (1984)
Man on the Moon (1999)
David Rasche
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Ultra Violet
France
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Taking Off (1971)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Novella Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Orphans (1987)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Andrew Duncan
USA
Best movies:
Love Story (1970)
Network (1976)
Attica (1980) (TV movie)
Chico Martínez
Best movies:
Sorcerer (1977)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
The Visitors (1972)