On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are just trying to keep this damned family together! We watched the 1974 film from John Cassavetes, A Woman Under the Influence.
Did you wake up this morning and think to yourself, “Boy, I sure would like to watch a movie that’ll make me feel like most of life can be hectic and careless, that I should never have a family of my own, and encourage frustration about how mental health problems were handled in the past”?
Well then, have we ever got a film for you!
In our continuing month of “films that broke us,” we’re delving into one of the tentpole features of ‘70s indie filmmaking. One of the greats, John Cassavetes, directs Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk into some of the greatest performances of their respective careers.
This is a demanding film, both of your time and of your heart. Like all films of that quality, it’ll also reward the time and effort you put into it. Good luck putting yourself back together again!
(Recorded on January 05, 2023)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
A Woman Under the Influence - The Movie Database (TMDB)
A Woman Under the Influence trailer - YouTube
John Cassavetes — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Peter Falk — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Gena Rowlands — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sean Connery — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Richard Dreyfuss — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Opening Night (1977) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Whale (2022) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
M. Night Shyamalan — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Peege (1973) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
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