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      The Pumpkin Eater

      Released Nov 9, 1964 1 hr. 50 min. Drama List
      67% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Jo (Anne Bancroft) leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband Giles (Richard Johnson) to wed her screenwriter lover, Jake Armitage (Peter Finch), but insists her new husband adhere to her strict marital ideals. Though their relationship is passionate, Jo, now a mother of six, begins to feel stifled in her role as a doting homemaker -- and increasingly isolated from Peter, who is filming on location in Morocco. Jo's sanity is shaken when it seems Peter is not being faithful. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 16 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Fascinating story of a marriage. Anne Bancroft and Peter Finch Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/21 Full Review steve d Besides some good performances the film is a mess and really unpleasant. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Among the most provocative portrayals of a woman I've ever witnessed. Clayton uses every technique in the book to reach out and touch the audience. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A powerful performance from Anne Bancroft and her best performance I've seen her give. Peter Finch is also great but Bancroft commands this movie. The directing, cinematography, score, and writing are wonderful and it was a captivating watch. It slows down towards the end but it is a strong movie overall Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Terribly depressing which may have influenced my review of the film..but likely not. I give it a middle grade. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie slowly creeps its way into you obscurely with Anne Bancroft superbly portraying a woman so seemingly uninteresting and boring surrounded by the worldly and indifferent. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bosley Crowther New York Times It might make for valid drama if Mr. Pinter had done a half‐way job of establishing this insecure woman on firm psychological ground. Aug 1, 2015 Full Review TIME Magazine In this slow, strong, incisive film version of the book, the ironing out of a well-kept wife's unkempt psyche is portrayed with harrowing perception by Anne Bancroft. Aug 1, 2015 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Anne Bancroft is exceptionally good... The role may sound conventional enough, but not as played by Bancroft; she adds a depth and understanding which puts it on a higher plane. Feb 13, 2009 Full Review Joan Didion Vogue There are no easy answers here, no inadvertent banality, nothing off-key. Anne Bancroft gives a flawless performance. Mar 16, 2020 Full Review Merl Edelman Los Angeles Free Press Miss Bancroft's performance is in a class few besides Garbo and Ingrid Bergman have ever achieved on the screen. Jan 24, 2020 Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine The one spot of life was James Mason's performance as a lecherous philistine of surpassing nastiness. Aug 13, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Jo (Anne Bancroft) leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband Giles (Richard Johnson) to wed her screenwriter lover, Jake Armitage (Peter Finch), but insists her new husband adhere to her strict marital ideals. Though their relationship is passionate, Jo, now a mother of six, begins to feel stifled in her role as a doting homemaker -- and increasingly isolated from Peter, who is filming on location in Morocco. Jo's sanity is shaken when it seems Peter is not being faithful.
      Director
      Jack Clayton
      Screenwriter
      Harold Pinter
      Distributor
      Columbia Home Video, Royal Films International
      Production Co
      Romulus Films Ltd.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 9, 1964, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 15, 2010
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