Opening Night

Director: John Cassavetes
Year: 1977
Country: USA
Language(s): English
Length: 138 mins
Format: PAL
Colour: Colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.85: 1

Synopsis

Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) rehearses for her latest play, about a woman unable to admit that she is aging. When she witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, she begins to confront the personal and professional turmoil she faces in her own life. Featuring a moving performance by Rowlands (and with some scenes shot on stages with live audiences reacting freely to the writing and performing), John Cassavetes‘ Opening Night exposes the drama of an actress who at great personal cost makes a part her own.