What is Diary of a Mad Housewife / Play it as it Lays about?

Name: Diary of a Mad Housewife / Play it as it Lays
Genre: Comedy,Drama

DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE, 1970, Universal, 103 min. Dir. Frank Perry. Carrie Snodgress’ performance as abusive Richard Benjamin’s isolated wife is one of the standout portrayals of the New Hollywood. As Snodgress’ marriage continues to disintegrate, she takes a lover (Frank Langella) to fill up the emotional vacuum. Before long, she finds that this solution is no solution at all. PLAY IT AS IT LAYS, 1972, Universal, 99 min. Dir. Frank Perry. Tuesday Weld is at her best as fiercely intelligent Maria, an ex-model on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In-the-closet producer Anthony Perkins is her only friend and Adam Roarke her estranged, director husband trying to jumpstart his career out of the biker-film ghetto. A scathing stream-of-consciousness portrait of Hollywood in the early 1970s.

Diary of a Mad Housewife / Play it as it Lays

List

Theaters near

Loading format filters…

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Diary of a Mad Housewife / Play it as it Lays about?: DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE, 1970, Universal, 103 min. Dir. Frank Perry. Carrie Snodgress’ performance as abusive Richard Benjamin’s isolated wife is one of the standout portrayals of the New Hollywood. As Snodgress’ marriage continues to disintegrate, she takes a lover (Frank Langella) to fill up the emotional vacuum. Before long, she finds that this solution is no solution at all.

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS, 1972, Universal, 99 min. Dir. Frank Perry. Tuesday Weld is at her best as fiercely intelligent Maria, an ex-model on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In-the-closet producer Anthony Perkins is her only friend and Adam Roarke her estranged, director husband trying to jumpstart his career out of the biker-film ghetto. A scathing stream-of-consciousness portrait of Hollywood in the early 1970s.