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Opening Night
Director: John Cassavetes Run Time: 144 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1977
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, Paul Stewart
Gena Rowlands fucking owns this one. i know Cassavetes blah blah blah, but just sit back and watch and watch again a master performance of someone totally unravelling in front of a crowd. Incredible stuff. Both slow burn and quick rhapsody, this is truly an act for the ages.