Opening night

Cassavetes, John

Opening night [videorecording - DVD] - United Kingdom : Optimum Releasing Ltd., 2005 - 1 videodisc (138 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Written and directed by John Cassavetes; Produced by Al Ruban Written and directed by John Cassavetes; Produced by Al Ruban

Gena Rowlands (Myrtle Gordon), Ben Gazzara (Manny Victor), John Cassavetes (Maurice Aarons), Joan Blondell (Sarah Goode).

Ageing Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon begins rehearsals for a play written by her long time friend Sarah Goode in which she is to play a woman living in denial at the onset of her autumn years. A series of pre-show setbacks and disasters threaten preparations and when she witnesses the accidental death of an adoring yourn fan, Myrtle is forced to confront her own personal and professional turmoil


DVD


Originally released 1977
Actresses--Drama


New York (N.Y.)--Drama