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A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Directed by John Cassavetes · Cinematography by Mitch Breit, Al Ruban

R155 min33 frames

DramaRomance

A woman of today, her world, her passions.

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What is A Woman Under the Influence about?

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.

A Woman Under the Influence is a 1974 American drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, and starring his wife Gena Rowlands and close friend Peter Falk. Rowlands plays a housewife whose unusual behavior leads to conflict with her blue-collar husband (Falk) and family.

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What does the cinematography of A Woman Under the Influence look like?

Sampled across 33 frames, the coverage of A Woman Under the Influence leans on close-ups and medium shots. Cinematographer Mitch Breit keeps much of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — most of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Woman Under the Influence (1974) are #342b27, #554d47, #ede5d4, #ceb18f, #4e372f, #786756 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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