Diary of a Mad Housewife
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Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 film which tells the story of the frustrated wife (Carrie Snodgress, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category) of an insufferable attorney (Richard Benjamin), whose brief affair with sexy but insensitive Frank Langella drives her deeper into despair. Her experimentation with group therapy proves fruitless when she finds her male psychiatrist (Lester Rawlins) is no more understanding than the other men in her life. (A then-unknown Peter Boyle was one of the other patients in her group.)
The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the 1967 novel by Sue Kaufman. It was directed by her then-husband, Frank Perry.
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.
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (nom) - 1970 Golden Globe
- Best Actor - Musical or Comedy (nom) - Richard Benjamin - 1970 Golden Globe
- Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (win) - Carrie Snodgress - 1970 Golden Globe
- New Star of the Year - Male (nom) - Frank Langella - 1970 Golden Globe
- New Star of the Year - Female (win) - Carrie Snodgress - 1970 Golden Globe
- Best Actress (nom) - Carrie Snodgress - 1970 Academy Award
- Best Picture (nom) - 1970 National Board of Review
- Best Supporting Actor (win) - Frank Langella - 1970 National Board of Review
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