Review of An Unmarried Woman (1978) by Miguel A — 29 Nov 2014
I have not seen AN UNMARRIED WOMAN in almost twenty years. However this iconic film from 1978 was my very first adult film, alone at a movie theatre back when I was only fourteen [I saw it back-to-back with Woody Allen's MANHATTAN at the Place Ville Marie].
Watching it again, I really wonder if I even understood it. Nonetheless I remember it having such an impact on me. Seeing it again, this psychologically complex film still stings and most definitely resonates.
It's a remarkable film of its time, the end of an era, a decade with women's lib hit its peak. Paul Mazursky's incisive script is punctuated by an outstanding, natural performance from the illuminating Jill Clayburgh.
Even the throwback feel of the film, clearly dated but in a way that works in its favour, makes it identifiable even by today's standards. Why it works as well as it does? Most possibly because it's a movie about love, marriage, divorce and the human touch.
Beautiful from start to finish with just enough optimism at the very end. Just like real life.
This review of An Unmarried Woman (1978) was written by Miguel A on 29 Nov 2014.
An Unmarried Woman has generally received positive reviews.
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