Suspense and female assertion hold true in Housewife Blues, from the acknowledged expert on marriage and prolific author of the classic novel turned box-office hit “The War of the Roses.” When a small town girl marries a hotshot advertising executive and moves to Manhattan, she discovers a side of marriage she never bargained for. Bored and unhappy about being relegated to a slavish and isolated life catering to her ego besotted husband, her rebellion takes her on a bizarre journey to break the chains of dependence.