Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy

A groundbreaking film at the time of its release, director Paul Mazursky's poignant portrayal of a woman dealing with the dissolution of her marriage won many honors, including Oscar nominations for B...( read more  read more... )est Picture, Screenplay and Actress (Jill Clayburgh). When her seemingly perfect husband (Michael Murphy) leaves her for another woman, devastated wife Erica (Clayburgh) must find untapped strength within herself to build a new life.

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R, 2 hrs. 4 min.

Directed by: Paul Mazursky

Release Date: March 5, 1978

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DVD Release Date: January 10, 2006

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  • January 11, 2008
    Why is this great film so forgotten?
  • January 2, 2009
    Jill Clayburgh is outstanding as a woman who is suddenly divorced from her husband of 16 years. She struggles with her new freedom and has to learn to trust men again and how to live for herself. This movie has been done a hundred times since it release in 1978 so it loses some ...( read more)of its original thunder. It still has some of originality and the acting is very good, especially Alan Bates.
  • February 13, 2009
    A slow moving, but relatively enjoyable film. I don't know I would have nominated it for Best Picture. Maybe in it's day. But I adore Jill Clayburgh and Kelly Bishop so I had to see it.
  • January 25, 2009
    Aquí se reúnen todos elementos que luego hicieron especial a SEX AND THE CITY, pero sin tanta banalidad... y menos cuero. Jill Clayburgh es algo especial. Bravo por Mazursky / Here are gathered all the elements that later made SEX AND THE CITY so special, minus all the banality.....( read more). and with less skin. Jill Clayburgh is quite something. Kudos to Mazursky.
  • December 5, 2008
    nominated for best picture by NBR, the golden globes, and the oscars
  • March 12, 2008
    Eh.. it was an alright movie.
  • February 5, 2008
    Very good film from the 70's that made its mark, telling the story of a woman faced with sudden liberation. Well done on all accounts. The only exception I would make would be for Bill Conti's overbearing film score. Way too much when subtlety would have been the much better choice.
  • July 21, 2007
    American:
    When I first saw this movie I was awed by the power of the character's growth. As a marriage ends, the character spirals into despair and meets herself and finally finds joy.

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