Diary of a Mad Housewife is a
1970 drama film about
a frustrated wife, portrayed by
Carrie
Snodgress, who was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best
Actress and won a
Golden Globe
award in the same category. The film was adapted by
Eleanor Perry from the 1967 novel by
Sue Kaufman and directed by Perry's
then-husband,
Frank Perry. The film
co-starred
Richard Benjamin and
Frank Langella
Despite critical acclaim for her role in
Housewife,
Snodgress turned her back on Hollywood in 1971 to live with rock
singer
Neil Young on their
Northern California ranch and care for their son, Zeke, who was born with
cerebral palsy.
Plot
Tina
Balser is in a loveless marriage with Jonathan, an insufferable,
social-climbing lawyer in New York City
. He treats her like a trophy, refuses to
back her in disputes over the raising of their children and
belittles her in public. Searching for relief, she has an affair
with writer George Prager, but this only drives her deeper into
despair. She then tries
group therapy,
but this also proves fruitless when she finds her male
psychiatrist, Dr. Linstrom, is no more
understanding than the other men in her life.
Cast
Awards and nominations
- Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (nominee) - 1970 Golden Globe
- Best Actor - Musical or Comedy (nominee) - Richard Benjamin -
1970 Golden Globe
- Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (winner) - Carrie Snodgress -
1970 Golden Globe
- New Star of the Year - Male (nominee) - Frank Langella - 1970
Golden Globe
- New Star of the Year - Female (winner) - Carrie Snodgress -
1970 Golden Globe
- Best Actress (nominee) - Carrie Snodgress - 1970 Academy Award
- Best Picture (nominee) - 1970 National Board of Review
- Best Supporting Actor (winner) - Frank Langella - 1970 National
Board of Review
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