Excellent guess, assuming you meant the '81 original.

wow total longshot. wildcard

Death Wish?

No, but in that pic our heroine is about to use the skills she learned in self-defense class.

This movie was somewhat of a departure for its director and star.

'Starting Over'?

That's Jill Clayburgh about to threaten Burt Reynolds' testicles with a knife, Reynolds with some Boston area apartment decor, and post-divorce refurnishing.

I knew it from that scene where she's about to freak out.

I liked that film and I've seen it several times.

I'll have some screens up in a while.

I'll just take a stab: Madame Bovary (1949)?

Nay. More than a decade earlier than that.

Ruggles of Red Gap, I think.

Nice!

One of my favorite American films, talk about a classic of classics.

Once again, my ability to recognize ZaSu Pitts pays off.

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)?

There's at least one thing¹ that would prevent this movie from being eligible to be included in that doc.



The leading lady² can be seen in this shot.


¹It's British, not American. Also, I heard Marty hates it.                  
²Dinah Sheridan is on the right; the toothy lady is Joyce Grenfell

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards¹.

The leading man² can be seen in this shot.


¹Best Original Screenplay (William Rose); Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Larry Adler). Adler was blacklisted in the U.S. and was fronted by arranger Muir Matheson; U.S. prints of the film had Adler's screen credit cut out.
²The hands of John Gregson

The trumpet-playing actor seen in this shot¹ was a Golden Globe winner. She was married to an actor² who also won a Golden Globe, as well as a Best Actor Oscar®.


¹Kay Kendall, soon to be dead at age 33 (leukemia)
²Rex Harrison

The leading lady is seen (again) in this shot.

This actor¹ was the top-billed star of a 1950s film² whose subject matter was, years later, the basis for a Best Picture Oscar® winner³.


¹Kenneth More
²A Night to Remember (1958)
³Titanic (1997)

Genevieve (1953). Man, you had me doing a lot of digging!

Wildcard is out, but I may take it myself if the thread goes dormant for too long.