Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1970 · 1h 35m

Diary of a Mad Housewife

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Director
Frank Perry
Cast
Carrie Snodgress as Tina Balser Richard Benjamin as Jonathan Balser Frank Langella as George Prager Lorraine Cullen as Sylvie Balser Frannie Michel as Liz Balser Lee Addoms as Mrs. Prinz
Crew
Gerald Hirschfeld — Director of Photography Sidney Katz — Editor Eleanor Perry — Screenplay Sue Kaufman — Novel Ronald H. Gilbert — Producer Frank Perry — Producer
Tagline

It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
adulteryinfidelitynew york citylove trianglehousewifemarital problembored housewifeabusive marriage
Key Collaborators
Frank Perry Director Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography Sidney Katz Editor Eleanor Perry Screenplay Sue Kaufman Novel Ronald H. Gilbert Producer Frank Perry Producer Peter Dohanos Production Design Ruth Morley Costume Design
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