Review of A Woman Under the Influence (1974) by Deanomite — 21 Jun 2020
I have seen it 3x in the last decade, it becomes vastly better each time, now one of my favorite movies of all time. It reminds me of Rosemary's Baby, which starred the director Nick Cassavetes as the husband.
He is also considered the father of independent cinema, primarily for this, though by thisn point he had been directing for 15 years. Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk take turns being the crazy person in this fantastic film.
Her time in the asylum is never shown, but was a point of fascination for filmmakers at this time, most notably a year later when Jack Nicholson was electrocuted in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Of note, in modern times Electroshock therapy has found new support through celebrities like Carrie Fisher, who famously said electroshock "has an appetite for your memories.
This review of A Woman Under the Influence (1974) was written by Deanomite on 21 Jun 2020.
A Woman Under the Influence has generally received very positive reviews.
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