The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!

1964110 min6.7 / 10

A penetrating, melancholic study of a marriage's slow dissolution, examining desire, infidelity, and the gap between physical attraction and emotional trust.

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

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