Diary of a Mad HousewifeLimited EditionGenre: DramaLabel: Powerhouse FilmsDescription: Superbly directed by Frank Perry (The Swimmer Play It as It Lays) with a scathing screenplay by Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa Ladybug Ladybug) Diary of a Mad Housewife tells the story of Tina Balser (Carrie Snodgress The Fury Pale Rider) a frustrated housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage to an insufferably controlling status-obsessed bore (Richard Benjamin Catch-22). Tina seeks solace in a fling with an abusive lover the arrogant writer Georg Prager (Frank Langella Dracula) who treats her like a sex object leading to therapy and further unhappiness. A caustic deconstruction of male chauvinism Diary of a Mad Housewife was a huge critical hit earning its female lead an Academy Award nomination upon its release. The Perry's film is presented here in both its theatrical cut and in a long-unseen alternative TV version.
