An Unmarried Woman

Considering that it is a critically acclaimed film that received a few Oscar nominations and other festival laurels at its time, Mazurský's film seemed very unremarkable to me. It was both too long and, compared to what I have witnessed in real life, it essentially feels like an idyll. The main protagonist doesn't face any serious social problems, and isn't involved in tumultuous divorce disputes, or arguments over property and childrearing; she keeps her apartment and her husband supports her financially. The only real problem is her sex life, which, as is customary in America, she discusses with her psychologist. But even here, she manages to recover remarkably quickly. It's a typically shallow American treatment of a serious subject, which usually has, in my opinion, a much more arduous course and more serious consequences. Overall impression: 50%. (07/04/2009)