Mr. Cassavetes is the man who has made me cry the most, isn’t that saying something! Starting ten minutes into the 2.5 hour-long film, I felt my heart slowly sink into my stomach, and by the end I was claustrophobic with such feelings of hopelessness, confusion, and the sting of reality. I cried myself to sleep, I didn’t know what else to do with myself! A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE is worth a watch for all these reasons, and for Gena Rowland’s unmatched and masterful performance, and for these reasons it is a movie I must never watch again. Brava!
so cathartic, coincidentally some of my favorite movies of all time
- sing sing (i mainly held it together until the credits. watch and you'll see why, so moving)
- aftersun
- a hidden life
- the florida project
- short term 12
- the impossible
- lady bird (only works if you have mommy issues)
Ah, Poland in the late 80s! Dekalog 1 is probably the Saddest thing I've ever watched. Its devastating emotional impact can only be mitigated by copious amounts of sweets and food and days off
