A very educated, repressed young woman plays house in Manhattan. She has a Harvard grad husband and a daughter. This lady, although perfect looking on the outside, is v emotionally repressed. She is a doormat to her very self absorbed, abusive, and critical husband.
Her husband is v selfish and superficial. He just wants to have large parties and show off.
This lady meets a v creative and bold artist at a party one day and ends up having an affair w him. He also becomes abusive, and she scolds him. She finally stands up for herself.
She then realizes she's had enough of her verbally and emotionally abusive husband and stands up for herself. She tells him all he cares about are his superficial friends. And that they don't care about him.
This movie is about doing things that you think you're "supposed" to be doing. Saying yes all the time and pleasing others. Being nice all the time. Thinking standing up for yourself is bad. Being out of touch w your feelings and what you really want. Going thru life numb and being a Stepford wife.
Movie ends abruptly but it's hinted that she leaves him.
Her husband is v selfish and superficial. He just wants to have large parties and show off.
This lady meets a v creative and bold artist at a party one day and ends up having an affair w him. He also becomes abusive, and she scolds him. She finally stands up for herself.
She then realizes she's had enough of her verbally and emotionally abusive husband and stands up for herself. She tells him all he cares about are his superficial friends. And that they don't care about him.
This movie is about doing things that you think you're "supposed" to be doing. Saying yes all the time and pleasing others. Being nice all the time. Thinking standing up for yourself is bad. Being out of touch w your feelings and what you really want. Going thru life numb and being a Stepford wife.
Movie ends abruptly but it's hinted that she leaves him.