A Woman Under the Influence

7.8

United States Of America

Drama

155 min

1974

Gena Rowlands Peter Falk Fred Draper Katherine Cassavetes Matthew Labyorteaux George Dunn Mario Gallo John Finnegan Vincent Barbi Frank Richards Hugh Hurd Dominique Davalos Xan Cassavetes Elsie Ames

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.