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A Woman Under the Influence Blu-ray

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Release Year: 1974

Runtime: 155 min

Rating: R

Director: John Cassavetes

Cast: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes

Studios: Faces International Films

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. 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.

Special Features:

High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

Audio commentary by sound recordist and composer Bo Harwood and camera operator Michael Ferris

Conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk

Archival audio interview with director John Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson

Trailer

Stills gallery featuring behind-the-scenes production photos

PLUS: An essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with Cassavetes from 1975

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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