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Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 118 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: November 09, 1964
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Mrs. Robinson Before Benjamin
This is an intimate, detailed look at a woman who feels depressed and alienated in her own marriage in the early 60's. It's part of a genre of films released in the UK at that time that challenged the conservative establishment coming out of the 1950's. ("Look Back in Anger", "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning").
In this case, it's the woman's turn, played magnificently by Anne Bancroft. She plays the unfulfilled woman understatedly, but with the subtle nuances that made her a great actress. ... Read More
Rating:  - Brilliant Portrait of a Bad Marriage
This is my absolute favorite film of all time, and Anne Bancroft's performance is her best. Made in 1964 and set in London, this film tells the story of a woman who is in the middle of her third marriage, to a screenwriter, played by Peter Finch. Her character, Jo Armitage, is a woman who truly seems to find her self-worth and happiness only when she is pregnant and raising children. Once her children become even only slightly older, she seems to lose her sense of purpose, and allows herself to become ... Read More
Rating: - BANCROFT IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!
Ok, I am biased - she is my favorite actress but this performance explains why she was compared to Magnani!!! I have never been so moved by a film. Perhaps the subject matter is dated but Bancroft, Finch, Mason , and Joyce make this film so great! Anyone who has been in an unfaithful relationship can relate to this film!
Rating: - ACTING EXCELLENCE.
Anne Bancroft, in an AA nominated performance, plays a twice-married mother of six. She divorces her second husband (played by Richard Johnson) and takes up with a highly successful screenwriter played by Peter Finch. After the two marry, it is obvious that her philandering husband will never buckle down to her notions of marital fidelity. This sometimes confusing, sometimes depressing film is elevated to screen art via once-in-a-lifetime performances by Bancroft, Finch and Mason. As Jo Armitage, Ms Bancroft ... Read More
Rating: - The Pumpkin Eater: A Modern Tragedy
Positive reviews of this film often refer to it as a melodrama. It is more significant than that, being a largely successful attempt to create tragedy. Deeply depressed by her husband's infidelity, the heroine, Jo, finds the priviledged lifestyle he affords her, devoid of spiritual value. Her pregnancy becomes a pivotal moment in which she must seemingly choose between her core identity and belief, and an alternative offered by her husband. She makes her choice as if it were a pact with him, only to find herself ... Read More
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