Written by Frank's wife Eleanor (from Sue Kaufman's novel), obscure film has to be purchased as a VHS transfer. Richard Benjamin is horribly convincing as a controlling husband, Carrie Snodgress also good as lacking-in-confidence housewife and begins affair with young Frank Langella (who turns out to be another arsehole - though he does at least warn her). Her children are horrible and they have adopted Father's habit of using the 'bloody' adjective. Also, doesn't Langella say 'cunt' at the opening party scene? Scandal!
And ordering Lambrusco with lamb ('grey, the American way'): I ask you.
Funnily enough we ended up drinking a Romanée Sant-Vivant ourselves.
The film isn't that funny but seduction scene was convincingly sexy.
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