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A Woman Under the Influence
John Cassavetes' powerful drama stars Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk as a blue-collar couple struggling to cope with the wife's slide into mental illness.
Director: John Cassavetes
Overview
John Cassavetes' drama stars Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk as a blue-collar couple struggling to cope with the wife's slide into mental illness. Arguably Cassavetes' most popular and influential film, A Woman Under the Influence is a key work from a golden era of American independent filmmaking, and as powerful and devastating today as it was when it was first released.
Ranked 108th in the 2022 Sight and Sound Great Films of All Time poll
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