Minnie and Moskowitz 1971  PG, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery, Timothy Carey, Katherine Cassavetes, Elizabeth Deering, Elsie Ames, Lady Rowlands, Holly Near, Judith Roberts
Divorced, proper, well-educated Minnie (Gena Rowlands) is having an affair with an abusive married man. After he stops the relationship with her when his wife threatens suicide, Minnie tries the blind-date route that turns out badly. She then meets Moskowitz (Seymour Cassel), a parking lot attendant who rescues her from an angry date. A love affair between opposites follows in this enjoyable film.
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A Woman Under the Influence 1974  R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Matthew Cassel, Matthew Laborteaux, Angelo Grisanti, Katherine Cassavetes, Lady Rowlands, Fred Draper, O.G. Dunn, John Finnegan, Christina Grisanti, Mario Gallo, Eddie Shaw, James Joyce, Charles Horvath
Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands) is married to construction worker Nick (Peter Falk) and is the mother of three children. The pressures of being a suburban housewife weigh on Mabel, and she suffers a mental breakdown. After spending six months in a mental hospital, Mabel returns home to a "welcome party" and experiences an emotional meltdown that puts her marriage in further jeopardy. Rowlands was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.
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