A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes 1974) w/ Rolo Tony
Felicia is joined by Rolo Tony to discuss John Cassavetes take on a woman trapped by her struggles with mental health, in A Woman Under the Influence (1974).
We chat about the concept of motherhood and being wife in the 70s while battling a mental illness. Along with a quote from Cassavetes himself with his take on Mabel, and whether she is feeling the pressures of having Nick for a husband or she is suffering from a mental illness.
We also discuss Nick, and where his ‘good intentions’ stem from, and how they relate to the way he was raised, and the women in his life. We also have fun chatting about spaghetti, so it wasn’t all so heavy.
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Sources:
A Woman Under the Influence: The War at Home | Current | The Criterion Collection
A Woman Under the Influence movie review (1974) | Roger Ebert
A Woman Under the Influence - John Cassavetes - Oeuvre (spectrumculture.com)
The film that changed my life: John Cameron Mitchell | John Cassavetes | The Guardian
A Woman Under the Influence Blu-ray - Gena Rowlands (dvdbeaver.com)
OUTRO SONG:
A Woman Under The Influence Theme by Bo Harwood
FILMS MENTIONED:
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Mommie Dearest (Frank Perry 1981)
The Swimmer (Frank Perry 1968)
Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg 1993)
Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa 1956)
My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant 1991)
Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese 1973)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Martin Scorsese 1974)
Boxcar Bertha (Martin Scorsese 1972)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shin'ya Tsukamoto 1989)
28 Days Later (Danny Boyle 2003)
Shadows (John Cassavetes 1959)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes 1976)
Opening Night (John Cassavetes 1977)
Husbands (John Cassavetes 1970)
Breaking the Waves (Lars Von Trier 1996)
Resurrection (Andrew Semans 2022)
Christine (Antonio Campos 2016)
Wanda (Barbara Loden 1970)
Rachel, Rachel (Paul Newman 1968)
Days of Wine and Roses (Blake Edwards 1962)
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