{"id":3927,"date":"2007-08-21T13:26:22","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T20:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:12:24","slug":"diary-of-a-mad-housewife-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3927","title":{"rendered":"Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Your life is really full of crap, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-of-a-Mad-Housewife-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-of-a-Mad-Housewife-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-of-a-Mad-Housewife-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-of-a-Mad-Housewife-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-of-a-Mad-Housewife-Poster.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA housewife (Carrie Snodgress) married to a demeaning and demanding husband (Richard Benjamin) rebels by having an affair with a self-absorbed writer (Frank Langella).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Frank Perry Films<\/li>\n<li>Housewives<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Richard Benjamin Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrank and Eleanor Perry&#8217;s adaptation of Sue Kaufman&#8217;s novel is a delightfully acerbic glimpse at gender roles in the early 1970s. Keeping in mind the film&#8217;s title (the story is distinctly told <em>from Snodgress&#8217;s point of view<\/em>), it&#8217;s easy to accept the humorously over-the-top depictions of both Benjamin and Langella as true male chauvinists &#8212; this is how <em>she <\/em>perceives them. Snodgress &#8212; who was nominated for an Oscar in her first leading role &#8212; is marvelous as Tina, the titular housewife, managing to make us believe not only that Tina would put up with Benjamin&#8217;s abuse, but that she would rebel with a man who treats her just as badly. Through incisive editing, we&#8217;re shown Tina <em>choosing <\/em>to visit Langella each time things get too awful at home &#8212; it&#8217;s her version of a safe haven. The clever ending &#8212; which puts the entire story in a slightly different light &#8212; is especially well-conceived. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carrie Snodgress&#8217;s wonderful performance as Tina<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-1024x619.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-1536x929.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Snodgress2.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Benjamin as Tina&#8217;s hideously self-righteous husband<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-1536x885.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin-469x270.png 469w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Benjamin.png 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frank Langella as Tina&#8217;s equally insufferable lover, George<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-1536x920.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Langella3.png 1555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A witty look at oppression and liberation in the early days of women&#8217;s lib<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-1024x601.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-1536x902.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage-460x270.png 460w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Diary-Mad-Housewife-Marriage.png 1593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Snodgress&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0065636\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/diary-of-a-mad-housewife-1970\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hidden-films.com\/2011\/09\/08\/1-diary-of-a-mad-housewife-1970\/\">Hidden Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/08\/11\/archives\/film-diary-of-mad-housewife-bows.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/diary-of-a-mad-housewife\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Your life is really full of crap, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221; Synopsis: A housewife (Carrie Snodgress) married to a demeaning and demanding husband (Richard Benjamin) rebels by having an affair with a self-absorbed writer (Frank Langella). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues Frank Perry Films Housewives Infidelity Marital Problems Richard Benjamin Films Review: Frank and Eleanor Perry&#8217;s adaptation of Sue Kaufman&#8217;s novel is a delightfully acerbic glimpse at gender roles in the early 1970s. 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