The British Film Institute has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Dual Format Edition of John Cassavetes'
A Woman Under the Influence (1974), starring Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk and Fred Draper. Street date is September 17th.
Special Features:
- Presented in Both High Definition and Standard Definition
- Falk on Cassavetes: husbands and wives (DVD only, 15 minutes)
- Elaine Kagan's interviewed by Tom Charity (DVD only, 19 minutes)
- Original trailer (3 minutes).
- Alternative 16mm trailer (3 minutes)
- Illustrated booklet featuring interviews and new essays by Tom Charity and Al Ruban
Although Nick (Peter Falk) and Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands) still love each other, a failure to communicate leads to the deterioration of their marriage when the latter suffers a nervous breakdown. The film won two Academy Award nominations for the real life husband and wife team of John Cassavetes (Director) and Gena Rowlands (Actress).
Note:
A Woman Under the Influence follows the BFI's releases of
Shadows (1959) and
Faces (1968) in April.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and
Opening Night (1977) will be released in Dual Format Editions in Spring 2013.