Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970

Action / Comedy / Drama

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82% · 17 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2649 2.6K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Frank Perry Photo
Frank Perry

Top cast

Alley Mills Photo
Alley Mills as Women's lib girl
William Hansen Photo
William Hansen as Worker in the Balser Apartment
Alice Cooper Photo
Alice Cooper as Alice Cooper
Frank Langella Photo
Frank Langella as George Prager
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874.49 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
R
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 1
1.59 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
R
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 9 / 10

It's already over 50 years old and its

it's already over 50 years old and its context is still socially relevant today when it comes to married women the 1950's was when the term housewife was invented and many married women were expected to stay at home, cook, take care of the chores, the children and carry out husbands' demands things have gotten better today with more women being independent and not being restricted to one role in life; they can be independent and be single parents, they don't always have to have a man to be dependent on here in particular we focus on a woman named Tina Balser played by Carrie Snodgress, a housewife who bends to her demanding and verbally/emotionally abusive husband Jonathan played by Richard Benjamin, he tells her how to dress, how things around the house should be, how to act around other people in public even her children are hostile towards her there's really a lot of elements of gaslighting, toxic masculinity, and misogynistic undertones it's a classic example of abuse of power when it comes to the patriarchy of the household Tina's life is hell and she reaches a breaking point until she's had enough of the lacking of sync in her partnership a very young Frank Langella as George Prager bumps into her at a nightclub, at an art convention and they start a passionate affair George starts to unlock her mind on certain ideals about marriage and happiness; to her sex is instinctive, she was lead to believe in old virtues like loyalty and fidelity but really she’s just being told to act like a wife Carrie Snodgress gives a powerhouse performance as this woman trying to assert her own independence and have a voice of her own even though her husband stops her from every angle asserting his authority near the end Peter Boyle makes a small appearance during an important therapy session with others whom have had similar issues; the real question is what is the best course of action for her to take? stay with him and put the pieces back together, leave him and follow her own path or come to the realization that she's the problem? considering what the movie shows us there is no easy answer at times we feel trapped in a corner we don't know what to do, maybe we are never fully satisfied with the life choices we've made, we're just human beings and just not decent ones with this movie it's a relief to see the point of view from the wife and what she feels throughout this entire ordeal of a marriage disintegrating Snodgress and Langella are amazing along with Benjamin playing the right amount of despicable, chauvinistic slimeball of a man who neglects his wife at every turn if nothing else this movie succeeds as an actual wakeup call to not just women but all spouses who feel like they're suffocating
Reviewed by I. S. W 10 / 10

This is what it's like to be married

This is what it's like to be married to someone who is a sociopath; in this case, a self-serving, egocentric person whose only emotions ever felt are in his own interests (at the end, when he loses everything). The movie plays out like a stage play in so many ways, except for the rapid scene changes from home "life" to affair, which could supposedly be done on a split stage. This is a very well written script, albeit over the top with abuse, presented in a way that would be considered exaggerated in real life, but not for the stage. This is a movie that I like to revisit from time to time. It only serves to reinforce what a better life most of us have in comparison!
Reviewed by Alec B 8 / 10

One of the least grating movies about an

One of the least grating movies about an affair (for one thing, it doesn't treat the central character's infidelity as any kind of solution to their problems) and all of the performances are top notch.
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