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John Cassavetes: Five Films
715515111713Oct 22, 2013A Woman Under The Influence (Criterion Collection)
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. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.
Cast View all
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Peter Falk | Nick Longhetti |
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Gena Rowlands | Mabel Longhetti |
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Fred Draper | George Mortensen |
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Lady Rowlands | Martha Mortensen |
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Katherine Cassavetes | Margaret Longhetti |
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Matthew Laborteaux | Angelo Longhetti |
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Matthew Cassel | Tony Longhetti |
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Christina Grisanti | Maria Longhetti |
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George Dunn | Garson Cross |
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Mario Gallo | Harold Jensen |
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Eddie Shaw | Dr. Zepp |
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Angelo Grisanti | Vito Grimaldi |
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Charles Horvath | Eddie |
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James Joyce | Bowman |
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John Finnegan | Clancy |
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Vincent Barbi | Gino |
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Cliff Carnell | Aldo |
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Frank Richards | Adolph |
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Hugh Hurd | Willie Johnson |
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Leon Wagner | Billy Tidrow |
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Dominique Davalos | Dominique Jensen |
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Xan Cassavetes | Adrienne Jensen |
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Pancho Meisenheimer | John Jensen |
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Sonny Aprile | Aldo |
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Ellen Davalos | Nancy |
Crew
| Director | John Cassavetes |
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| Writer | John Cassavetes | |
| Producer | Sam Shaw | |
| Musician | Bo Harwood | |
| Photography | Mitch Breit, Al Ruban | |
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| Added Date | Jun 21, 2021 00:51:24 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:35:14 |
Notes
Father's Day 2021 gift from Beth
John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film, but that doesn’t begin to get at the generosity of his art. A former theater actor fascinated by the power of improvisation, Cassavetes brought his search for truth in performance to the screen. The five films in this collection-all of which the director maintained total control over by financing them himself and making them outside the studio system-are electrifying and compassionate creations, populated by all manner of humanity: beatniks, hippies, businessmen, actors, housewives, strippers, club owners, gangsters, children. Cassavetes has often been called an actor’s director, but this body of work-even greater than the sum of its extraordinary parts-shows him to be an audience’s director.
This uncompromising portrait of domestic turmoil details the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and her family’s struggle to save her from herself. 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.
SPECIAL FEATURES
New, high-definition digital restoration, with newly restored uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary by sound recordist and composer Bo Harwood and camera operator Mike Ferris
New video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk
Audio interview with director John Cassavetes from 1975
Stills gallery
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with Cassavetes from 1975 (DVD release)
New cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang
Links
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