An Unmarried Woman
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.
Blu-ray Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Paul Mazursky and actor Jill Clayburgh
- New interviews with actors Michael Murphy and Lisa Lucas
- New interview with author Sam Wasson
- Audio recording of Mazursky speaking at the American Film Institute in 1980
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién
Cover design by F. Ron Miller
Blu-ray Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Paul Mazursky and actor Jill Clayburgh
- New interviews with actors Michael Murphy and Lisa Lucas
- New interview with author Sam Wasson
- Audio recording of Mazursky speaking at the American Film Institute in 1980
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién
Cover design by F. Ron Miller
Cast
- Jill Clayburgh
- Erica
- Alan Bates
- Saul
- Michael Murphy
- Martin
- Cliff Gorman
- Charlie
- Lisa Lucas
- Patti
- Pat Quinn
- Sue
- Kelly Bishop
- Elaine
- Linda Miller
- Jeannette
- Penelope Russianoff
- Tanya
Credits
- Director
- Paul Mazursky
- Written by
- Paul Mazursky
- Produced by
- Paul Mazursky
- Produced by
- Tony Ray
- Director of photography
- Arthur Ornitz
- Music by
- Bill Conti
- Production design by
- Pato Guzman
- Edited by
- Stuart H. Pappé
- Costumes by
- Albert Wolsky
- With special thanks to
- Paul Jenkins
A scene from An Unmarried Woman
