Summary:
John Cassavetes' harrowing masterpiece charts the emotional meltdown of a suburban housewife and its effects on her blue-collar Italian family. Gena Rowlands stars as Mabel Longhetti, a mother of three whose husband Nick (Peter Falk) works as a construction worker; a mismatched couple like so many others in Cassavetes films, the Longhettis seem to be complete opposites: she's im... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Gena Rowlands - (Mabel Longhetti)
Peter Falk - (Nick Longhetti)
Matthew Cassel - (Tony Longhetti)
Matthew Laborteaux - (Angelo Longhetti)
Christina Grisanti - (Maria Longhetti)
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Review:
Though "women's liberation" was never mentioned, John Cassavetes's timely dissection of a wife's coming undone wrenchingly revealed the insolvable contradictions of domesticity. With his signature "improvisational" yet scripted style, Cassavetes used hand-held long takes, close-ups, and zooms to mine the minute details of character and emotion e... Continue >>

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