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Gena Rowlands gives a volatile yet vulnerable performance that has inspired generations of performers in John Cassavetes' beloved masterpiece. https://mubi.i...
A Woman Under the Influence. 1974. Drama. 2h 35m. Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife's mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed. (imdb) Directed by: John Cassavetes.
Synopsis. Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months.
Not for John Cassavetes. It is said in certain descriptions that “A Woman Under the Influence” involves a woman crossing the line into madness. Perhaps technically correct, that is not the drama here. “Influence” is about people’s realization that a beloved person is beyond medical help. This revelation is, and should be, very sad.
A new restoration of Rohmer’s 1992 entry in his “Tales of Four Seasons” cycle prompts a look at the film and the filmmaker. Mabel, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially around others, she craves happiness, but her volatile behaviour convinces Nick that she ...
Mar 13, 2011 · Issue 58 | March 2011. A Woman Under the Influence is a rarity. It manages to be both an incisive commentary on sexual politics, and one of the great heterosexual love stories of modern American film, independent or otherwise. The film’s focus on a “female problem”, a “condition” that psychiatrists in earlier times referred to as ...
Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife's mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed. — BA Jacobson <pcfe2151@cybercom.net>. The Longhettis are a working class family, Nick who heads a city works crew ...
