A Woman Under The Influence (1974)

Description

John Cassavetes’ devastating drama details the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and her family’s struggle to save her from herself. Starring Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands (in one of the greatest and most harrowing screen performances of the 1970s) as a married couple, deeply in love, yet unable to express their love in terms that the other can understand. A Woman Under the Influence is an uncompromising examination of mental illness and an honest portrayal of domestic life. The Criterion Collection is proud to present one of the benchmark films of the American independent cinema—a heroic document from a true maverick director.