Myrtle Gordon in Opening Night
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Myrtle Gordon in Opening Night is the emotionally volatile, aging stage actress at the center of John Cassavetes’ film, whose psychological unraveling blurs the line between performance and reality.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myrtle Gordon | 0 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Opening Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fame and its consequences
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grief and loss ⓘ the nature of acting ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
blurred boundary between performance and reality
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psychological unraveling ⓘ |
| characterTrait | emotionally volatile ⓘ |
| characterType | aging actress ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasArtisticContext | Broadway theater production ⓘ |
| hasDirectorOfWork | John Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium | theater performance within the film ⓘ |
| hasReleaseYearOfWork | 1977 ⓘ |
| hasScreenwriterOfWork |
Gena Rowlands
NERFINISHED
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John Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores the psychology of performance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | stage actress ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
aging
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identity ⓘ mental instability ⓘ |
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