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John Cassavetes on OPENING NIGHT

This twenty-nine-minute audio excerpt is from an interview with director John Cassavetes conducted by film scholar Michel Ciment in 1978.

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Jonathan Lethem on OPENING NIGHT

Jonathan Lethem on OPENING NIGHT
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OPENING NIGHT Original Trailer

OPENING NIGHT Original Trailer
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OPENING NIGHT Trailer

OPENING NIGHT Trailer

Directed by John Cassavetes • 1977 • United States

While in the midst of rehearsals for her latest play, Broadway actor Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, after which she begins to confront the chaos of her own life. Headlined by a virtuoso perf...