A Woman Under the Influence 1974 123movies

Watch: A Woman Under the Influence 1974 123movies, Full Movie Online – Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife’s mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed..
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	8.1/10 Votes: 25,503
	91% | RottenTomatoes
	88/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 357 Popularity: 8.332 | TMDB

Reviews:

A Bruising Portrait of Mental Illness
Eeesh, what a tough movie to sit through.

This two and a half hour movie left me sweaty, exhausted and hollowed out. In its own way it’s an extremely well done film, but I don’t know that it’s an experience I want to repeat. Director John Cassavetes follows a few months in the life of a family whose mother and wife (Gena Rowlands) is suffering from mental illness, and the movie consists of one long scene after another of her cracking up, or trying not to crack up, and the various family members’ reactions to her cracking up. Peter Falk plays the husband and father who thinks that mental illness is just some silly nonsense his wife should be able to stop if she just tried hard enough. Rowlands has the showier role, but Falk is the revelation here. His depiction of a husband who blusters and shouts to hide his overwhelming sense of helplessness and fear is superb.

Cassavetes’s camera is relentless. We watch Rowlands suffer again and again in long takes and intimate closeups. There are times when you simply want to look away from the screen to help this poor woman preserve a shred of dignity. The highlight of the film (or low point, depending on your point of view) comes when Rowlands’s character returns home from a stay in an institution, and her family works overtime to convince themselves that everything’s fine when the audience can see clearly that everything is not.

Bruising is the best word I can think of to describe this film.

Grade: A-

*** 1/2 out of ****
A fascinating study of mental illness, “A Woman Under the Influence” rests on two strengths – the spectacular performances by Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands, and Cassavetes’s groundbreaking style of direction. Everything about this movie is so real and honest. It feels like a home movie or a documentary looking into the lives of some very real people. Most films feel the need to dramatize and stylize the story. This film paints the picture exactly the way it is. Some people may be bothered by the direction, but, like it or not, you can’t deny Cassavetes’s talent.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 35 min (155 min), 2 hr 26 min (146 min) (TCM print) (USA)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Romance
Director John Cassavetes
Writer John Cassavetes
Actors Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 7 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1 (negative ratio), 1.85 : 1 (intended ratio)
Camera Arriflex Cameras
Laboratory Metrocolor
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format DCP Digital Cinema Package (restored version), 35 mm