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A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

A Woman Under the Influence
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Woman Under the Influence [Special Edition] [Criterion Collection]

Features:
  • Restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary featuring longtime John Cassavetes collaborators Michael Ferris (camera operator) and Bo Harwood (sound recordist-composer)
  • Video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk
  • Audio interview with Cassavetes by film historian Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson, conducted in 1975
  • Trailer
  • Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos
  • Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with cassavetes from 1975
View menus
    • Disc #1 -- A Woman Under the Influence
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Commentary
    • Off
    • On
    • Index
    • Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk
    • Play
    • Cassavetes Audio Interview
    • Philosphies and Finances
    • Emotion and Improv
    • Character Background
    • Not Crazy
    • Directing
    • Casting
    • A Rough Film/Glass of Water
    • Trailer
    • Stills Gallery
View chapters
    • Disc #1 -- A Woman Under the Influence
    • 1. An Unbreakable Date [:17]
    • 2. Garson Cross [10:40]
    • 3. Morning [6:21]
    • 4. Spaghetti Breakfast [8:55]
    • 5. Arias [8:33]
    • 6. Anything [5:48]
    • 7. The Wake-Up [4:14]
    • 8. After School [6:52]
    • 9. Mr. Jensen [4:49]
    • 10. Waiting for Zepp [9:17]
    • 11. House Call [4:50]
    • 12. Five Points [4:22]
    • 13. Accident [2:17]
    • 14. Beach [6:49]
    • 15. Sleep Like Rocks [5:05]
    • 16. Six Months Later [4:50]
    • 17. Mabel's Return [4:43]
    • 18. Make It Like a Horse [10:37]
    • 19. Good Times From Now On [6:00]
    • 20. End of the Jokes [5:27]
    • 21. On the Couch [6:24]
    • 22. A Tough Night [5:32]
    • 1. Color Bars [:21]
    • 1. "As Green As Grass" [:17]
    • 2. Learning on the Job [10:40]
    • 3. "It Was Us" [6:21]
    • 4. Family [8:55]
    • 5. Gena Takes Off [8:33]
    • 6. Editing With John [5:48]
    • 7. John's Instincts [4:14]
    • 8. "Singularly Different" [6:52]
    • 9. "Just Feel It" [4:49]
    • 10. Peter Falk [9:17]
    • 11. Pins and Needles [4:50]
    • 12. Technique Doesn't Interfere [4:22]
    • 13. Genuine Time [2:17]
    • 14. "Part of the Gang" [6:49]
    • 15. No Limitations [5:05]
    • 16. Peter's Hat/"You Can Do It" [4:50]
    • 17. Nominations/Didn't Rehearse [4:43]
    • 18. "You're on Your Own, Cookie" [10:37]
    • 19. Bo and Mike [6:00]
    • 20. Visiting With John [5:27]
    • 21. Camera, Lighting, and Sound [6:24]
    • 22. Undisputable Love [5:32]
    • 1. Color Bars [:21]
Year released: 1974
MPAA Rating: [ NR ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Length: 147
Sound: DD1
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion

John Cassavetes - Five Films [8 Discs] [BOX SET]

Features:
  • New high-definition digital transfer of all films, with restored image and sound, and, where applicable, enhanced for widescreen televisions
  • More than two hours of new video interviews with Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Lelia Goldoni, Gena Rowlands, and Al Ruban
  • Two versions of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie: Cassavetes' original 135-minute cut, on home video for the first time, as well as his subsequent 108-minute re-edit
  • Faces alternate opening: 17 minutes of footage not included in Cassavetes' final cut
  • CinĂ©astes de Notre Temps (1968): A 48-minute episode of the French television series, dedicated to Cassavetes
  • Workshop footage: Rare silent clips from the Cassavetes-Lane Drama Workshop, from which Shadows emerged
  • Audio commentary on A Woman Under the Influence by sound recordist and composer Bo Harwood and camera operator Mike Ferris
  • Restoration demonstration for Shadows
  • Audio interviews with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson
  • "Lighting & Shooting the Film": A study of the techniques and equipment used on Faces by Al Ruban
  • Original theatrical trailers
  • Stills galleries: Rare behind-the-scenes photos, publicity shots, and posters
  • Biographical sketches of the actors Cassavetes frequently cast in his films, written by Tom Charity (John Cassavetes: Lifeworks)
  • Plus: A 68-page book featuring new essays on Cassavetes and the films by writers/critics Gary Giddins, Stuart Klawans, Kent Jones, Phillip Lopate, Dennis Lim, and director Charles Kiselyak, as well as reprinted writings by and interviews with Cassavetes, and tributes to the filmmaker by director Martin Scorsese, Cassavetes' secretary Elaine Kagan, and novelist Jonathan Lethem
View menus
    • Side #1 -- John Cassavetes' - Shadows
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Lelia Goldoni Interview
    • Play
    • Syemour Cassel Interview
    • Play
    • Workshop Footage
    • Play
    • Restoration Demonstration
    • Play
    • Stills Gallery
    • Trailer
    • Side #2 -- John Cassavetes' - Faces, Disc 1: The Film
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Side #3 -- John Cassavetes' - Faces, Disc 2: The Supplements
    • Alternate Opening
    • Play
    • CinĂ©astes De Notre Temps
    • Play All
    • Part One: Hollywood, 1965
    • Part Two: Paris, 1968
    • Making Faces
    • Play
    • Lighting & Shooting the Film
    • Ruban Intro
    • Equipment
    • Sequence Explanations
    • Side #4 -- John Cassavetes' - Woman
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Commentary
    • Off
    • On
    • Index
    • Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk
    • Play
    • Cassavetes Audio Interview
    • Philosophies and Finances
    • Emotion and Improv
    • Character Background
    • Not Crazy
    • Directing
    • Casting
    • A Rough Film/Glass of Water
    • Trailer
    • Stills Gallery
    • Side #5 -- John Cassavetes' - The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Disc 1: The 1976 Cut
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Side #6 -- John Cassavetes' - The Killing o a Chinese Bookie, Disc 2: The 1978 Cut
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • About the Versions
    • Play the Movie
    • Ben Gazzara and Al Ruban
    • Play
    • Cassavetes Audio Interview
    • A Genre Film?
    • Young Filmmakers
    • Revolutionary
    • "Better Than Living"
    • Stills Gallery
    • Side #7 -- John Cassavetes' - Opening Night
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara
    • Play
    • Al Ruban Interview
    • Play
    • Cassavetes Audio Interview
    • The Play Within the Film
    • Cinema vs. Theater
    • A Very Difficult Role
    • A New Departure/The Actress
    • The Last Scene
    • Trailers
    • Side #8 -- John Cassavetes' - A Constant Forge
    • Play the Movie
    • Chapters
    • Cassavetes Players
    • Poster Gallery
View chapters
    • Side #1 -- John Cassavetes' - Shadows
    • 1. The Pickup [:18]
    • 2. The Rehearsal [6:19]
    • 3. The Act [7:31]
    • 4. The Sculpture Garden [5:45]
    • 5. Literary Party [6:27]
    • 6. The Date [5:21]
    • 7. The Family [10:18]
    • 8. A Few Cats Come By [11:33]
    • 9. Lucky Day [8:19]
    • 10. Slow Dance [6:45]
    • 11. The Happiness Boys [5:06]
    • 12. Color Bars [8:16]
    • Side #2 -- John Cassavetes' - Faces, Disc 1: The Film
    • 1. Morning Meeting [:15]
    • 2. Loser's Club/Jeannie's House [3:13]
    • 3. "Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair" [12:15]
    • 4. Home for Dinner [6:17]
    • 5. Not All That Funny [10:58]
    • 6. Unexpected Request [2:24]
    • 7. Love Conquers Man [3:23]
    • 8. Kid With Sneakers [3:16]
    • 9. Dickie's Return [9:00]
    • 10. Chairman of the Board [5:37]
    • 11. "You Get to Me" [6:54]
    • 12. At the Whisky [2:46]
    • 13. Chet and the Ladies [5:58]
    • 14. "Fools of Ourselves" [4:54]
    • 15. Alone With Chet [7:13]
    • 16. Lousy Eggs [15:06]
    • 17. Tears of Happiness [3:56]
    • 18. Ready [5:16]
    • 19. Color Bars [2:03]
    • Side #4 -- John Cassavetes' - Woman
    • 1. An Unbreakable Date [:17]
    • 2. Garson Cross [10:40]
    • 3. Morning [6:21]
    • 4. Spaghetti Breakfast [8:55]
    • 5. Arias [8:33]
    • 6. Anything [5:48]
    • 7. The Wake-Up [4:14]
    • 8. After School [6:52]
    • 9. Mr. Jensen [4:49]
    • 10. Waiting for Zepp [9:17]
    • 11. House Call [4:50]
    • 12. Five Points [4:22]
    • 13. Accident [2:17]
    • 14. Beach [6:49]
    • 15. Sleep Like Rocks [5:05]
    • 16. Six Months Later [4:50]
    • 17. Mabel's Return [4:43]
    • 18. Make it Like a House [10:37]
    • 19. Good Times From Now On [6:00]
    • 20. End of the Jokes [5:27]
    • 21. On the Couch [6:24]
    • 22. A Tough Night [5:32]
    • 23. Color Bars [5:24]
    • 1. "As Green as Grass" [:17]
    • 2. Learning on the Job [10:40]
    • 3. "It Was Us" [6:21]
    • 4. Family [8:55]
    • 5. Gena Takes Off [8:33]
    • 6. Editing With John [5:48]
    • 7. John's Instincts [4:14]
    • 8. "Singularly Different" [6:52]
    • 9. "Just Feel It" [4:49]
    • 10. Peter Falk [9:17]
    • 11. Pins and Needles [4:50]
    • 12. Technique Doesn't Interfere [4:22]
    • 13. Genuine Time [2:17]
    • 14. "Part of the Gang" [6:49]
    • 15. No Limitations [5:05]
    • 16. Peter's Hat/"You Can Do It" [4:50]
    • 17. Nominations/Didn't Rehearse [4:43]
    • 18. "You're on Your Own, Cookie" [10:37]
    • 19. Bo and Mike [6:00]
    • 20. Visiting With John [5:27]
    • 21. Camera, Lighting, and Sound [6:24]
    • 22. Undisputable Love [5:32]
    • 23. Color Bars [5:24]
    • Side #5 -- John Cassavetes' - The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Disc 1: The 1976 Cut
    • 1. Paid in Full [:17]
    • 2. Scotch and Water [4:29]
    • 3. Crazy Horse West [4:20]
    • 4. "It'll Pick Up" [4:30]
    • 5. Picking Up the Girls [7:44]
    • 6. Casino [4:54]
    • 7. Audition [11:01]
    • 8. Gay Paris [9:07]
    • 9. Debt Reduction [8:51]
    • 10. Further Instruction [5:02]
    • 11. En Route [7:15]
    • 12. Killing [1:19]
    • 13. Damage Control [6:26]
    • 14. "Imagination" [9:02]
    • 15. Shootout [7:43]
    • 16. A Rose for Betty [4:52]
    • 17. Backstage [13:14]
    • 18. A Whole New Trip [7:24]
    • 19. Color Bars [7:11]
    • Side #6 -- John Cassavetes' - The Killing o a Chinese Bookie, Disc 2: The 1978 Cut
    • 1. "It'll Pick Up"/Paid in Full [:17]
    • 2. Scotch and Water [3:25]
    • 3. Picking Up the Girls [4:22]
    • 4. Casino [4:11]
    • 5. Audition [10:28]
    • 6. Gay Paris [7:45]
    • 7. Deb Reduction [6:01]
    • 8. Further Instruction [8:55]
    • 9. En Route [5:49]
    • 10. Killing [6:18]
    • 11. Damage Control [2:20]
    • 12. "Imagination" [:55]
    • 13. Shootout [4:07]
    • 14. A Rose for Betty [6:49]
    • 15. Backstage [4:47]
    • 16. A Whole New Trip [10:04]
    • 17. Color Bars [6:35]
    • Side #7 -- John Cassavetes' - Opening Night
    • 1. Older People [:17]
    • 2. To Be Loved [3:16]
    • 3. "All We Can Think About Is Dinner" [4:49]
    • 4. A Boring Man [5:54]
    • 5. Lost Reality [5:46]
    • 6. Changes [8:10]
    • 7. The News [4:43]
    • 8. A Sense of Humor [3:56]
    • 9. "What You Dream About" [2:32]
    • 10. Only a Play [4:22]
    • 11. "How Old Are You?" [5:40]
    • 12. What it's All About [7:15]
    • 13. A Smooth Beginning [6:09]
    • 14. Hu-mil-i-a-ting [3:22]
    • 15. The Problem [3:40]
    • 16. The Spiritualist [3:10]
    • 17. Unnerving Occurrence [3:03]
    • 18. The Next Morning [1:09]
    • 19. "Get Me Someone Else" [4:55]
    • 20. "There You Are" [6:17]
    • 21. Old Flame [2:55]
    • 22. Waiting [3:23]
    • 23. I'm Late [3:57]
    • 24. Scene One [5:18]
    • 25. Stress Backstage [5:25]
    • 26. "I Am Not Me" [6:50]
    • 27. Celebration [6:44]
    • 28. Color Bars [4:45]
    • Side #8 -- John Cassavetes' - A Constant Forge
    • 1. When Is it Interesting? [7:45]
    • 2. A Brief History [2:48]
    • 3. The Films [9:40]
    • 4. "All Mere Complexities" [9:16]
    • 5. The Men [5:08]
    • 6. The Women [9:41]
    • 7. Films As Dissections [5:58]
    • 8. De-Canning Film [4:54]
    • 9. A Fearless Director [3:24]
    • 10. Waiting for the Miracle [8:46]
    • 11. Gena's Mabel [5:38]
    • 12. "Right There With You" [8:46]
    • 13. Make it Ring True [4:47]
    • 14. What He Wanted [7:52]
    • 15. A Great Football Coach [5:13]
    • 16. The Things That Made it Work [8:40]
    • 17. Family Filmmaking [4:59]
    • 18. The Importance of the Struggle [4:29]
    • 19. In the Theater [5:42]
    • 20. The First Independent [3:59]
    • 21. Have a Good Time [7:54]
    • 22. A Wonderful Madhouse [9:06]
    • 23. He Believed in Miracles [3:29]
    • 24. Offensive in the Best Sense [5:41]
    • 25. Adult Films [5:33]
    • 26. The Techniques to Capture Life [4:50]
    • 27. Strip it All Away [5:27]
    • 28. No Entertainment [2:47]
    • 29. The Music [5:12]
    • 30. Laugh Right Up to the End [6:31]
    • 31. "Cassavetes Is a Place" [5:59]
    • 32. "Mechanical Men" [5:29]
    • 33. End Credits [5:17]
    • 34. Color Bars [:01]
Year released: 2004
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Black & White/Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Length: 945
Sound: DD1
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion
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