Opening Night (1977)

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" Notes: Well, within the first 10 mins, I remembered how challenging John Cassavetes's work can be. Indeed, with this movie, Cassavetes probably gave one of the less glamourous and definitely the bleakest look of what it can mean to be an actor. Still, as mentioned before, the damned thing was quite challenging, above all, because the main character was so destructive and also rather pathetic. As a result, I had a hard time to really care about what she was going through. Especially, at the end"

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" Notes: Well, within the first 10 mins, I remembered how challenging John Cassavetes's work can be. Indeed, with this movie, Cassavetes probably gave one of the less glamourous and definitely the bleakest look of what it can mean to be an actor. Still, as mentioned before, the damned thing was quite challenging, above all, because the main character was so destructive and also rather pathetic. As a result, I had a hard time to really care about what she was going through. Especially, at the end"

Elokuvat 2021 (271 movies items)

"20.3 Cassavetes/Yhdysvallat Minulla on samanlainen suhde Cassavetesiin kuin aikalaiseensa Altmaniin - rakastan sitä tyyliä mutta harvoin niitä elokuvia. "

A good movie

“Since I have always been intrigued by John Cassavetes's movies, I was quite eager to check out this movie. To be honest, I have to admit that it had been years, even decades, the last time I saw one of his directing efforts. Well, within the first 10 mins, I remembered how challenging his work can be. Indeed, with this movie, Cassavetes probably gave one of the less glamourous and definitely the bleakest look of what it can mean to be an actor. Still, as mentioned before, the damned thing was quite challenging, above all, because the main character was so destructive and also rather pathetic. As a result, I had a hard time to really care about what she was going through. Especially, at the end, when the actual opening night finally took place, I thought it was just infuriating to see her s” read more

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"Rating LIF: 8,03 "

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"19.9.18 "

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"May 12th Directed by: John Cassavetes"

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" Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes"

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" Gena Rowlands"

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" Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes (Screenwriter: John Cassavetes)"