A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

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Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife's mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed. (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: John Cassavetes

Written By: John Cassavetes

Starring: Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Matthew Laborteaux

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Jun 03	nikan	95 _87%
May 31	erllunll	82 _85%
May 30	gertrud	95 _99%
May 29	akali_	92 _99%
May 28	AnttiR	85 _53%
A touching movie for hardships of being a woman, but too hard for me.
May 24	MundoF	100 _92%
May 17	blueandred	4 _91%
May 15	kaziragi	73 _94%
May 14	Yotsugi	100 _90%
Perfect. A horrific portrayal of the pain of mental illness. How our inability to understand it hurts everyone. And a stellar look at the social dynamics between men and women.
May 12	ExcessStarch	85 _97%
May 11	digestivo	77 _57%
May 11	overrated	76 _84%
May 05	HoneyB	78 _66%
Apr 29	Erencgiden	71 _39%
Apr 29	twernt	9 _96%
Apr 28	shadowofgod	78 _95%
Apr 25	Rivette	70 _76%
Apr 22	takyon	91 _89%
Apr 21	TomLeazak	70 _0%
Apr 18	speedking	77 _68%
Apr 16	OnurG	90 _76%
Apr 12	defne	95 _96%
Apr 12	MessiahTool	99 _97%
Apr 12	michaelm2391	81 _86%
Apr 04	coldesser	80 _0%
Apr 04	kritikos	9 _86%
Apr 03	BromarSharif	4 _38%
Mar 31	Rosa Schwanz	10 _96%
Mar 25	HosHy	90 _81%
Mar 23	Zahraasd	100 _99%
Mar 23	georgew	88 _83%
Mar 19	paulmd	71 _52%
Mar 10	firatturhan	90 _88%
Mar 06	emreekelees	90 _82%
Mar 03	cinebad	100 _91%
Mar 01	jamiejoan	95 _82%
Feb 28	Incandenza	5 _37%
Feb 26	Winternight	40 _29%
Feb 21	JLFM	0 _0%
Feb 19	NevinLiu	90 _94%
Feb 19	edmola	86 _86%
Feb 17	emilpemil	79 _75%
Feb 16	PY3	83 _95%
Feb 14	sfxy	90 _82%
Feb 13	moviepoop	85 _95%
Feb 13	aycilyilmaz	85 _92%
Feb 09	ndots	95 _98%
Feb 08	quente	82 _92%
Feb 07	mcirish52	80 _35%
Jan 31	pluviophile	90 _93%
Jan 29	emilija114	91 _92%
Jan 28	Gymnopedie	80 _83%
Jan 28	ahmetberkay	92 _98%
Jan 27	Calexico	90 _91%
Powerful acting, beautiful shooting, compassionate storytelling
Jan 26	Phalanx	70 _74%
Jan 24	simsorut	80 _64%
Henceforth, I'm gonna slurp my spaghettis in honor of Gena Rowlands.
Jan 21	cantahta	86 _85%
Jan 21	fauxgras	96 _88%
Jan 05	uarrecep	100 _97%
Jan 05	Angel Wings	100 _0%
Jan 04	Grahamb	100 _97%
Jan 03	fkaraman	80 _72%
Jan 03	Cheezy Dub	70 _63%
Jan 01	Deadmarsh	70 _64%
Dec 28, 2020	Alcofribas	85 _86%
Dec 28, 2020	elifsup	40 _0%
Dec 21, 2020	zql6uvoxsr	75 _63%
Dec 21, 2020	tetcyo	80 _95%
Dec 21, 2020	risotto	85 _57%
Dec 20, 2020	Gergana	8 _92%
Dec 20, 2020	fbatuhan10	85 _81%
Dec 19, 2020	Steamlord	90 _93%
Dec 17, 2020	bita	100 _99%
Be yourself.
Dec 16, 2020	kaan26	77 _92%
Dec 13, 2020	niviskar	84 _88%
Dec 13, 2020	Beyz	60 _6%
Dec 04, 2020	Champs	3 _47%
Dec 03, 2020	rafailia_th	79 _70%
Dec 03, 2020	mannaz230	82 _83%
Nov 27, 2020	Agluppos	97 _91%
Nov 21, 2020	rancho	92 _90%
Nov 20, 2020	jabar	82 _84%
Nov 20, 2020	rezasalimi	100 _98%
Amazing
Nov 20, 2020	SLions	95 _88%
Nov 16, 2020	mattcbrown	100 _98%
Nov 14, 2020	skeller	90 _85%
Nov 14, 2020	izideve	80 _76%
Nov 04, 2020	yuguyuy	70 _45%
Nov 02, 2020	vengM9	74 _42%
Oct 22, 2020	Karbonaich	75 _37%
Oct 22, 2020	tallkotte	3 _15%
Oct 22, 2020	jamienelson	60 _22%
Oct 13, 2020	erenboi	8 _66%
Oct 07, 2020	helberg	80 _59%
Oct 03, 2020	Kallikantza	90 _89%
Sep 28, 2020	Opio	70 _76%
Sep 27, 2020	iqcumber	80 _77%
Sep 21, 2020	TrueAgus	88 _89%
Sep 20, 2020	Samuray	100 _69%
Sep 14, 2020	DePalma	81 _91%
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Sep 12, 2020	rospo	65 _61%
Sep 07, 2020	cococeva	100 _97%
Sep 06, 2020	Gnalkthere	98 _98%
Sep 05, 2020	deweydell	10 _92%
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Sep 04, 2020	jineps	100 _99%
Sep 03, 2020	selingoknar	90 _97%
Aug 31, 2020	AmirAbasi	85 _60%
Aug 30, 2020	ethsings72	90 _84%
Aug 27, 2020	paah	80 _83%
Aug 26, 2020	c4e5g3d5	100 _97%
Cassavetes' pseudo-documentary style can make a movie incredibly convincing, but only as much as everything else in the movie can. Thankfully for him, this is one of the best-acted movies ever made.
Aug 26, 2020	Ammar44	85 _69%
Aug 18, 2020	sebarivas	99 _87%
Aug 14, 2020	posetitel	50 _0%
Aug 12, 2020	ylajali	100 _99%
Aug 10, 2020	belfastboy	50 _21%
Jul 31, 2020	placestogo	82 _95%
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Jul 28, 2020	pileofzack	86 _69%
Jul 24, 2020	cancezayirli	60 _27%
Jul 22, 2020	omeremre	80 _88%
Jul 17, 2020	FlorVdE	3 _66%
The direction and the acting puts you right there with these people, breaking down in their own ways. But with its indulgent runtime and lack of character motivation and evolution, it may not be something you want to experience.
Jul 17, 2020	Daria	71 _19%
Jul 08, 2020	wimcalp	95 _97%
Jul 04, 2020	kappeuter	80 _91%
Jun 13, 2020	D Lightman	70 _70%
Jun 12, 2020	Natflix	100 _99%
Jun 07, 2020	walkabout	75 _82%
Jun 06, 2020	offlineoz	95 _96%
Under Quarantine Film Reviews #119: Congratulations John, you've mentally and emotionally exhausted me with this, it's so raw and real I felt like I was a part of the family. Gena Rowlands is absolutely sublime, going from loving and beautiful to troubled and disturbed within an instant. Though I have a hankering for spaghetti right about now.
Jun 06, 2020	GieSTheThird	78 _93%
Jun 04, 2020	LordKubrick	93 _71%
May 31, 2020	Bubu	95 _91%
May 30, 2020	Kml1895	93 _84%
May 27, 2020	TheShiznit	79 _99%
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May 20, 2020	Omid Ranjbar	81 _97%
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Apr 20, 2020	Minutemen	79 _48%
Apr 19, 2020	Kaan Kavusan	85 _91%
Apr 16, 2020	tystnaden	75 _84%
Apr 13, 2020	oylul	80 _87%
Apr 06, 2020	istpielbergg	90 _77%
Apr 05, 2020	Pleveen	95 _87%
Apr 05, 2020	Nad_film	100 _99%
Apr 05, 2020	bahman	80 _68%
Apr 02, 2020	ozgursu	100 _98%
Mar 30, 2020	Antikahraman	83 _72%
Mar 30, 2020	deerme	80 _65%
Mar 29, 2020	BengisuY	85 _94%
Mar 29, 2020	JSchlansky	90 _91%
It's okay, I do have a big ass
Mar 26, 2020	spearmint	91 _90%
Mar 26, 2020	devrimozkan	87 _99%
Mar 18, 2020	closer_	87 _96%
Mar 18, 2020	trankobuskas	82 _95%
Mar 17, 2020	selinozcelik	92 _94%
Mar 17, 2020	selcukburcak	80 _68%
Mar 16, 2020	slanbexx	89 _90%
Mar 13, 2020	Jules E. S.	100 _95%
Mar 04, 2020	Glaconius	100 _95%
Mar 01, 2020	CineLounge	78 _93%
Feb 27, 2020	Hyperion+	7 _97%
Feb 24, 2020	blackendblue	82 _84%
Feb 20, 2020	seroş	98 _88%
Feb 12, 2020	Dionysoss	70 _69%
Feb 05, 2020	Timon88	88 _93%
Cassavetes' great strength is eliciting and capturing performances from his actors. It is not shaping his material--or even a scene. It's good to see Falk do something real. Here, he's an excitable bully, and it's difficult to understand why he shouldn't be committed instead of her. As usual, I agree with Pauline Kael: "[Rowlands] externalizes schizophrenic dissolution; she fragments before our eyes. But her prodigious performance is enough for half a dozen tours de force--it's exhausting."
Feb 05, 2020	JonnyHalftab	91 _92%
Feb 02, 2020	tammineni ()	80 _68%
Jan 11, 2020	KamilPPP	90 _84%
Jan 11, 2020	Lemonya	100 _99%
Jan 09, 2020	JepAndButch	8 _83%
Jan 09, 2020	gizkunter	70 _25%
Jan 06, 2020	genuphobia	96 _97%
Jan 04, 2020	SushiBrother	100 _97%
Dec 20, 2019	Shayan	70 _72%
Dec 11, 2019	spwnofstan	78 _69%
Dec 10, 2019	saturative	98 _99%
Dec 01, 2019	DomTosco	100 _95%
Nov 19, 2019	biftek	80 _76%
Nov 17, 2019	karan04	80 _75%
Nov 16, 2019	istavritos	78 _73%
Nov 04, 2019	sagikk	100 _99%
Nov 03, 2019	babil7	100 _96%
Oct 31, 2019	baranc	90 _91%
Oct 28, 2019	homeros	93 _91%
Oct 21, 2019	Guy...	30 _52%
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Oct 14, 2019	FrankXVI	90 _89%
Oct 11, 2019	furkangunay	90 _0%
Oct 08, 2019	vesuvius	55 _37%
Oct 05, 2019	pootero	85 _82%
Oct 01, 2019	Ace666	40 _12%
Sep 23, 2019	smsti	40 _22%
Sep 21, 2019	Blondone86	75 _87%
Sep 20, 2019	ulashancer	85 _93%
Sep 17, 2019	Krafty	95 _93%
Sep 10, 2019	Daisoujou	90 _81%
Aug 30, 2019	Mathijsvdm	80 _61%
Aug 26, 2019	muggy	12 _1%
Aug 22, 2019	gurkov	70 _66%
Aug 18, 2019	ergunbaydi	95 _92%
Aug 14, 2019	Methouse	90 _94%
Aug 14, 2019	account2	54 _48%
Aug 09, 2019	bal3x	80 _89%
Aug 09, 2019	capucine72	100 _92%
Aug 04, 2019	shalev	76 _30%
This movie is very hard to watch at times, and I'm not sure to what end.
Jul 27, 2019	mentosibo	100 _99%
Jul 25, 2019	Supecte	82 _89%
Jul 20, 2019	Lembie	88 _88%
Jul 17, 2019	doyler29	100 _96%
I found two scenes particularly heartbreaking. Rowlands expressing her betrayal with Falk accusing him of breaking their implicit deal to stand up against the outside world together. Falk begging Rowlands to act the way she used to, tics and all instead of being a "cured" woman that he doesn't recognize as his wife.
Jul 16, 2019	Mehmet Mert	86 _92%
Jul 14, 2019	greekgrits	93 _95%
Jul 01, 2019	kuzronk	80 _94%
Jul 01, 2019	xombiemonkey	6 _36%
Jun 30, 2019	slowdance3	90 _90%
Jun 30, 2019	proometheuss	84 _64%
Jun 27, 2019	mbramhald13	80 _70%
Jun 23, 2019	MatteoFalls	100 _97%
Jun 15, 2019	Ludium	85 _85%
Jun 14, 2019	Nangijala	95 _98%
Jun 13, 2019	BlackSnail	100 _96%
Jun 11, 2019	Moses77	10 _97%
Jun 11, 2019	capitalist	65 _74%
Jun 09, 2019	Slowjoe	70 _66%
May 29, 2019	natebarrios	80 _85%
put that part where Gena Rowlands points her finger and says "am I right Nick?" right next to the Mona Lisa.
May 23, 2019	nunof	50 _35%
May 20, 2019	zomgmouse	100 _97%
May 19, 2019	Taher Zeus	85 _94%
May 17, 2019	sspiegel	78 _78%
May 11, 2019	goldfinger	40 _7%
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Mar 17, 2019	lucius	80 _86%
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Mar 08, 2019	yaniv	95 _95%
Mar 05, 2019	shanebarlow3	72 _59%

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