Opening Night

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Opening Night is a 1977 American drama film directed by and starring John Cassavetes, renowned for its intense, improvisational style and exploration of an actress’s psychological breakdown.

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Opening Night canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
drama film
film
characterPortrayedBy Gena Rowlands
surface form: Myrtle Gordon – Gena Rowlands
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Cassavetes
directorOfPhotography Al Ruban
distributor Faces Distribution
editedBy George C. Villaseñor
Tom Cornwell
followedBy Gloria
follows The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
genre drama
independent film
hasCastMember Ben Gazzara
Gena Rowlands
Joan Blondell
John Cassavetes
Laura Johnson
Paul Stewart
Zohra Lampert
hasCultFollowing true
hasFilmPremiereLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
mainCharacter Myrtle Gordon
musicBy Bo Harwood
Tommy Vig
narrativeFocus psychological breakdown of an actress
notableFor collaboration between John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
exploration of an actress’s psychological crisis
originalLanguage English
partOf John Cassavetes filmography
producer Al Ruban
Sam Shaw
publicationDate 1977
recognizedAs classic of American independent cinema
runtimeMinutes 144
screenwriter John Cassavetes
Ted Allan
setting theater world
styleCharacteristic improvisational performance
intense acting
theme aging
art and performance
fame
identity
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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John Cassavetes notableWork Opening Night
John Cassavetes directed Opening Night
John Cassavetes actedIn Opening Night
Gena Rowlands notableWork Opening Night
Ben Gazzara notableWork Opening Night