A Woman under the Influence

Beschrijving
A Woman Under the Influence is arguably John Cassavetes most popular and influential film. Released in 1974 it stars Cassavetes' wife Gena Rowlands (Gloria, Faces) and the legendary Peter Falk (Columbo) as Mabel and Nick Longhetti, a blue-collar couple struggling to cope with her slip into mental illness.

Mabel, a wife and mother, is loved by her husband Nick but her madness proves to be a problem in the marriage. The film transpires to a positive role of madness in the family, challenging conventional representations of madness in cinema.

A key work from a golden era of American filmmaking this masterpiece of American independent filmmaking is as powerful and devastating today as it was when it was first released. The film received two Oscar® - nominations Rowlands was for Best Actress and Cassavetes for Best Director


Regisseur: John Cassavetes

Cast: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk and Fred Draper

Ondertiteling: Engels