The Women's Room (film)
| The Women's Room | |
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| Written by | Carol Sobieski |
| Directed by | Glenn Jordan |
| Starring | Lee Remick Ted Danson Colleen Dewhurst Tovah Feldshuh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Philip Mandelker |
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The Women's Room is a 1980 television film[1] starring Lee Remick, Ted Danson, Colleen Dewhurst and Tovah Feldshuh.[2] In spite of Esther Shapiro's (ABC's vice president for miniseries) struggle with the (predominantly male) network to release the film despite its feminist content, "'The Women's Room' finally aired, and it received a huge 45 share (the highest rated movie on TV that week), prompted a raft of positive mail, and won an Emmy".[3]
Plot
A married mother of two leaves her philandering husband and enrolls in graduate school.
Critical reception
Critic Tom Shales found the film to be annoying and a "stinker."[4] John J. O'Connor found the movie to be a successful adaptation of the book and thoroughly enjoyed the movie, stating that "No one will be bored."[5]
References
- ^ Unger, Arthur (September 10, 1980). "A controversial feminist drama that defeats its own purpose". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Dresser, Norman (1980-09-16). "'Women's Room' A Political Message". Toldeo Blade.
- ^ Faludi, Susan (1991). Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. New York: Anchor Books. p. 149. ISBN 0-385-42507-4.
- ^ "The Women's Room: TV Preview: Wrathful Melodrama on the Evils that Men Do Whining Made-for TV Melodrama" by Tom Shales, The Washington Post, September 13, 1980
- ^ "TV View: 'The Women's Room'--Devastatingly on Target" by John J. O'Connor, The New York Times, September 14, 1980
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