Receiving its long-overdue Blu-ray world premiere, 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. 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 - losing out to Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather Pt II. [show more]
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John Cassavetes&39;s A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE is an emotionally devastating drama that charts the mental disintegration of a California housewife Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands) has no emotional or creative outlets Instead she pours all her energy into her family spending her days waiting for her husband Nick (Cassavetes regular and COLUMBO star Peter Falk) to arrive home from work and anxiously awaiting her children&39;s return from school This dependence causes Mabel to suffer a nervous breakdown forcing her to spend time in a mental hospital Meanwhile Nick struggles mightily to keep his family together When Mabel returns six months later dazed and shaken a &39;welcome home&39; party threatens to trigger another collapse As the confused overwhelmed and hypersensitive Mabel Rowlands delivers one of the screen&39;s most excruciatingly honest performances This can directly be attributed to Rowlands&39;s real-life husband Cassavetes whose insistence on getting to the inner core of his characters&39; emotional states defined him as an artist Falk portrays Nick with a harsh yet delicate pathos that is also honest and heartbreaking A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE is an awe-inspiring work of art from a maverick American director
John Cassavetes writes and directs this American drama starring Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk. Nick and Mabel Longhetti (Falk and Rowlands) are a happily married couple living in Los Angeles but all that changes when Nick becomes increasingly worried about Mabel's erratic behaviour. Concerned for her mental health, he decides to have her committed to an institution to receive treatment for six months. The film follows Nick trying to cope with life as a single parent to his three kids while Mabel tries to overcome her mental illness in the hope that she can soon return to a normal life at home with her family. The film received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rowlands).
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