A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

“I had to get a couple hours of sleep after this movie. So devastating, it killed my soul. Great performances and brutally realistic.” read more

Watched in 2013 (362 movies items)

"9.8. Ajattelin katsoa koko päivän elokuvia, mutta tämän leffan hilpeysmaratonin jälkeen minua ei enää huvittanut katsoa mitään, joten kävin ostamassa ensimmäisen Assassin's Creedin lähi-Prismasta ja aloin pelata sitä."

25 From 74: My Favorite Films Of 1974 (25 movies items)

"I recently did a movie list called "Crazy Bitches", listing movies like Fatal Attraction & Basic Instinct. In other words, films about women who are mentally unstable. But, even really quality movies that follow this theme, no matter how good they are, the concept of feminine mental illness is done with the typical over-the-top Hollywood flair. A Woman Under The Influence handles the subject with a much more intimate & introspective portrayal, one that surpasses gender & leaves the viewer to "

Movie Diary 2013 (199 movies items)

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150 from the 70's: My Fave Films From The 1970's (150 movies items)

"I recently did a movie list called "Crazy Bitches", listing movies like Fatal Attraction & Basic Instinct. In other words, films about women who are mentally unstable. But, even really quality movies that follow this theme, no matter how good they are, the concept of feminine mental illness is done with the typical over-the-top Hollywood flair. A Woman Under The Influence handles the subject with a much more intimate & introspective portrayal, one that surpasses gender & leaves the viewer to "

Movies seen in 2013 (234 movies items)

"15.03. PC/TV, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY John Cassavetes Another hard-to-watch film. For different reasons to those of The Fly though. The distinctively Cassavetes, documentary-like feel brings the characters really close to the viewer which means you have to witness the troubled life of the Longhetti family almost like it's your own. Depression, marital problems and lots of shouting. I thought Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was giving me a hard time. Unfortunately, the film's really heavy to si"