Comedy Without Jokes: The Works of Paul Mazursky (Blume in Love, An Unmarried Woman, Willie & Phil)

We're continuing our break from the world of Jonze with a deep dive into a key, yet oft-forgotten, seventies director: Paul Mazursky! Don & Pat do a deep dive into his oeuvre, warts and all. Does Blume in Love feature the most wrongheaded third-act misfire in cinema history? Is Bill Conti's score for An Unmarried Woman his best? Is Michael Ontkean's haircut in Willie & Phil the most insane hairdo we've witnessed in a film we've watched for the pod? Tune in to find out!

 

TW: Sexual Assault factors into one of these films in a way that is pretty much impossible to avoid. The convo surrounding this subject starts around 38:40 and ends at 48:30 if you wish to skip said convo!

 

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