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Woman Under the Influence (The Criterion Collection)
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Product 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 two of the most harrowing screen performances of the 1970s) as a married couple deeply in love yet unable to express that love in terms the other can understand, the film is an uncompromising portrait of domestic turmoil. The Criterion Collection is proud to present one of the benchmark films of American independent cinema a heroic document from a true maverick director. Available for the first time as a stand-alone release, from the box set John Cassavetes: Five Films.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
Restored high-definition digital transfer
Audio commentary by longtime John Cassavetes collaborators Mike Ferris (camera operator) and Bo Harwood (sound recordist/composer)
Video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk
Audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson, conducted in 1975
Theatrical trailer
Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with Cassavetes
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #60542 in DVD
- Brand: Image Entertainment
- Published on: 2008-11-01
- Released on: 2008-11-04
- Rating: Unrated
- Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .25 pounds
- Running time: 147 minutes
Features
- New high definition transfer, with restored image and sound, and enhanced for widescreen televisions.
- New video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk.
- Trailer; Audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson conducted in 1975.
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
- Audio commentary by longtime Cassavetes collaborators Mike Ferris (camera operator) and Bo Harwood (sound recordist/composer
Editorial Reviews
Review
One of the most original, moving, and
enlightening dissections of marriage yet made. --New York Times
Astonishingly true, sensitive, and poignant. --Richard Schickel
