Games.for.an.unfaithful.wife.1976

However, to dismiss it is to miss the point. This film is not a movie; it is a . It captures a specific, fleeting moment in Western culture when the concept of a wife having sexual agency was still considered a “game”—a transgressive, dangerous plaything rather than a mundane reality.

Unavailable on DVD. Unavailable on streaming. Existence confirmed via copyright records and an interview with a retired projectionist from Cleveland, Ohio. If you find a print, digitize it immediately. Article written for archival and informational purposes. The film described above may or may not match the mythologized version constructed by internet rumor. Games.for.an.Unfaithful.Wife.1976

The narrative reportedly follows , a bored, upper-middle-class housewife living in a sterile California suburb. Her husband, Richard , a workaholic real estate developer, is more interested in his golf handicap than his marriage. Feeling invisible, Claire begins a clandestine affair with Julian , a mysterious European photographer who introduces her to “psychological parlor games.” However, to dismiss it is to miss the point