[Susan Foreman]

'Diary Of A Mad Housewife' (1970) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - £15:99

Release date: July 18

Superbly directed by Frank Perry (The Swimmer, Play It as It Lays), with a scathing screenplay by Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug), Diary of a Mad Housewife tells the story of Tina Balser (Carrie Snodgress, The Fury, Pale Rider) a frustrated housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage to an insufferably controlling, status-obsessed bore (Richard Benjamin, Catch-22). Tina seeks solace in a fling with an abusive lover, the arrogant writer Georg Prager (Frank Langella, Dracula), who treats her like a sex object, leading to therapy and further unhappiness.

A caustic deconstruction of male chauvinism, Diary of a Mad Housewife was a huge critical hit, earning its female lead an Academy Award nomination upon its release. The Perrys’ film is presented here in both its theatrical cut, and a long-unseen alternative TV version."

Special Features

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Long unseen alternative TV version containing unique scenes, presented in Standard Definition, as originally broadcast
• Theatrical cut audio commentary with actor Rutanya Alda and film historian Lee Gambin (2022)
• TV version audio commentary with Frank Perry biographer Justin Bozung (2022)
• Video appreciation by Academy Award-winning editor and filmmaker Chris Innis (2022)
• Original theatrical trailer
• Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2020)
• Radio spot
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Paula MejÃ*a, a profile of novelist Sue Kaufman, extracts from interviews with Frank Perry, Eleanor Perry and Carrie Snodgress, a look at Snodgress and Neil Young’s relationship, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits

UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
Extras subject to change