Review of Opening Night (1933) by Guillaume D — 18 Sep 2007

Une nouvelle entrÃ©e dans mon top 10 de tous les temps. Formidable et magique. Mon second Cassavetes prÃ©fÃ©rÃ© aprÃ¨s A woman under the influence. Encore lÃ de trÃ¨s peu...

This review of Opening Night (1933) was written by Guillaume D on 18 Sep 2007.

Opening Night has generally received positive reviews.

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By Justin D (418) on 04 Sep 2008

This is the kind of old movie I like. It's from the 70s, it's slow moving, it feels kind of classic…

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Engrossing portrait of a middle-aged theatre star succumbing to mental breakdown after witnessing the sudden death of a young autograph hound…

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 25 Oct 2012

The beauty of Cassavetes style: Body talks…

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By Matthew A (1,056) on 19 Jul 2009

I found out that the last scene is in fact improvised and its worth the entire movie. excruciating. ben gazzara is some kind of sleazy god…

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By Chiara M (46) on 30 Sep 2008

The way Cassevetes tells this story is undeniably genius. May be the best example of a story within a story in all of cinema…

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By Enrico C (40) on 24 Aug 2008

Gene Rowlands in another masterpiece by Cassavetes…

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By Jake P (1,308) on 21 Apr 2012

John Cassavetes & Gena Rowlands as the actors are pure perfection. John Cassavetes as the director is just as perfect…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 03 Apr 2009

Cassavetes' alarmingly volatile reflexivity…

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By Ashley H (2,345) on 08 Jan 2010

So this is basically three movies in one, but all the parts work so well because the entire thing is anchored by another stellar performance…

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By Rob S (980) on 16 Feb 2013

Not as epic as Woman Under the Influence, which is funny because in this one Gena Rowlands actually IS under the influence…

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