The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

– A housewife, bored with her bra-manufacturer husband, who spends most of his time obsessed with clas..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

A housewife, bored with her bra-manufacturer husband, who spends most of his time obsessed with classical music, strikes up an affair with one of his employees whom she hides in the attic--something both she and the lover find quite a suitable arrangement.

Producing Country:
UK
Genre:
Release Date:

11 Sep 1968

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
M

Director:

Joseph McGrath

Writer:

Josef Shaftel (short story), Alec Coppel (play), Alec Coppel, Denis Norden

Main Actors:

Shirley MacLaine, Richard Attenborough, James Booth, Freddie Jones

Plot:

Harriet Blossom, the lonely wife of a workaholic brassiere manufacturer, breaks her sewing machine and ends up in bed with the repairman, a mechanic from one of her husband's factories. The man, Ambrose, is supposed to leave during the night but Harriet finds him the next day still hiding in the attic. Harriet lets her new lover stay in the attic for years, managing to keep it all secret from her husband and from the detectives investigating the sudden disappearance of a certain Mr. Ambrose Tuttle.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10