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Pumpkin Eater, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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In her third marriage to writer Jake Armitage (Peter Finch), Jo (Anne Bancroft) wrangles her brood of five young children with Jake's cheerful support. But Jo's happiness is shattered when she realizes that Jake is not onIy unfaithful, but that he is constitutionally incapable of monogamy. Pregnant with another chiId, Jo becomes increasingIy distraught, and eventualIy breaks down utterly when confronted with more evidence of Jake's infideIity. The screenplay by HaroId Pinter takes a cold psychoIogical Iook at the interior turmoiI of a middIe class wife and mother, and begs the question: what is the uItimate cause of Jo's unhappiness? Is it Jake's unfaithfuIness? A lack of fulfillment in her maternal roIe? A fear of losing her role as her youngest children grow? Director Jack Clayton shines a harsh light on fideIity and marital responsibiIity in the modern worId in this disturbing but sharply crafted drama. Excellent supporting actors incIude James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, and Maggie Smith. |
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