A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence is a 1974 American film directed by John Cassavetes.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands) is married to a construction worker Nick (Peter Falk) and mother of three children. Although they love each other their marriage suffers under her unstable behavior, his detachment and their inability to communicate with each other. After a slump ends up Mabel in a psychiatric facility. After returning she appears emotionally off track as before. ==Background[ Edit] == At first Cassavetes plans to step up the script as play, but since the Rowlands to play the role of Mabel seemed to repeatedly exhausting he chose to film.
 * 2 Background
 * 3 Awards
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Cassavetes knew after completion of the film initially no distribution to interest society. Only at the urging of fellow Director Martin Scorsese was the print screened in cinemas.

In 1990, the film was selected because of its cultural significance for the United States National Film Registry. ==Awards[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Gena Rowlands received a Golden Globefor her role. In addition, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards for best actress and best director.