A Woman Under the Influence - Enzian Theater

Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands), desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick (Peter Falk). Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.

USA, 1974, 155 minutes, Rated R, Directed by John Cassavetes

“Perhaps the greatest of Cassavetes' films.”
– Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“An astonishing, compulsive film, directed with a crackling energy.”
– David Pirie, TIME OUT
“His unsparing actors' tour de force (Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk at their career peaks) reveals just how much today's Sundance family dramas owe to indie movement founder John Cassavetes.”
– David Lamble, BAY AREA REPORTER
“His most devastating film to date, it proves Cassavetes is a master of sensitivity, intimacy and passion on the screen.”
– Jacoba Atlas, LOS ANGELES FREE PRESS
“Falk and the rest of the cast are exceptional -- even the smallest roles feel spot-on -- but Rowlands is the film.”
– Tim Grierson, VILLAGE VOICE
“Falk and Rowlands -- in performances of almost indescribable intensity -- detail a marriage anchored by love, but tossed by the expectations of others and the unpredictable swell of madness.”
– Keith Phipps, AV CLUB