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A Woman Under the Influence is a 1974 American drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes. The story follows a woman (Gena Rowlands) whose unusual behavior leads to conflict with her blue-collar husband and family. [3] It received two Academy Award nominations, for Best Actress [4] and Best Director. [5]
Nov 18, 1974 · A Woman Under the Influence: Directed by John Cassavetes. With Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands. Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
A Woman Under the Influence. Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands), desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick (Peter Falk). Increasingly unstable,...
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“A Woman Under the Influence” comes in the full flood of marriage and parenthood, with an uncertain balance between hope and fear. Cassavetes cut many other films from the bolt of his quest and exhilaration.
Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk give unforgettably harrowing performances as a married couple deeply in love but unable to express their ardor in terms the other can understand. This landmark American film is perhaps the most beloved work from the extraordinary John Cassavetes.
Aug 15, 2024 · In “A Woman Under the Influence,” Rowlands plays Mabel Longhetti, a modern housewife who sincerely wants to please her husband, but is overwhelmed by her three children, an intrusive...
On the verge of falling apart, Mabel Longhetti, a warm, spontaneous, beautiful Los Angeles housewife and inconsistent mother-of-three, tries too hard to be the perfect wife, a perfect mother, and the perfect lover.
John Cassavetes’ “A Woman Under the Influence” gives us a woman whose influences only gradually reveal themselves. And as they do, they give us insights not only into one specific, brilliantly created, woman but into some of the problems of surviving in a society where very few people are fully liberated. The woman is Mabel Longhetti ...
Apr 27, 2021 · A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Original Trailer [HD] HD Retro Trailers. 117K subscribers. 604. 69K views 3 years ago. Directed by John Cassavetes. Starring Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk...
A Woman Under the Influence gives us a woman whose influences only gradually reveal themselves. And as they do, they give us insights not only into one specific, brilliantly created, woman but into some of the problems of surviving in a society where very few people are fully liberated.
