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In Opening Night, ageing Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) begins rehearsals for her role in a play about a middle aged woman living in denial at the onset of her autumn years. A series of pre-show setbacks and disasters threaten preparations and when Myrtle witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, .. Read more

Starring	Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara
Director	John Cassavetes
Genres	Drama

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- Since Minnie and Moskowitz, Cassavetes has preoccupied himself with qualifying traditional genre material through... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 10
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  you'll love it or hate it!
  
  cassavettes is a director who polarises like few others.
  
  for those looking for conventional hollywood product it can only disappoint. 'opening ... read more »
  
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  - graham cuming
  - london uk
  - 18 Feb 2006 at 00:07
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- - 0
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  great acting
  
  the usual cassavetes style,an actors film,with the word cut removed from the vocabulary ,great performance from miss Rowland,the acting will keep you watching!... read more »
  
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- - andysbar
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 17:15
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  Suffer the Middle Aged Woman
  
  This was, even for cassavetes, full of angst, pain and things more material. Toned down, it could have been a memorable depiction of youth turning into middle ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Aug 2011 at 14:46
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  opening night
  
  i was glad to be in the right sort of mood to watch this film. another night, it may have annoyed me. but opening night was fascinating and didnt tire my ... read more »
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 164 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 06 Sep 2010 at 18:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Dated
  
  I wanted to like this because I love all the actors in it but for me it was just a little self indulgent. It is perhaps a film for older 'luvvies' who ... read more »
  
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- - Minny
  - 440 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Nov 2009 at 10:31
- - 10
  - 0
  you'll love it or hate it!
  
  cassavettes is a director who polarises like few others.
  
  for those looking for conventional hollywood product it can only disappoint. 'opening ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 208247
- - graham cuming
  - london uk
  - 18 Feb 2006 at 00:07
- - 7
  - 0
  Amazing but slow film from a talented director
  
  Cassavetes' Opening Night is a beautifully shot film that tells the story of a famous stage actress as she suffers a nervous breakdown. While the plot is ... read more »
  
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- - BartonFink
  - Edinburgh
  - 10 Jan 2006 at 12:08
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- - 10
  - 0
  you'll love it or hate it!
  
  cassavettes is a director who polarises like few others.
  
  for those looking for conventional hollywood product it can only disappoint. 'opening ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 208247
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - graham cuming
  - london uk
  - 18 Feb 2006 at 00:07
- - 7
  - 0
  Amazing but slow film from a talented director
  
  Cassavetes' Opening Night is a beautifully shot film that tells the story of a famous stage actress as she suffers a nervous breakdown. While the plot is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 357380
- - BartonFink
  - Edinburgh
  - 10 Jan 2006 at 12:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Dated
  
  I wanted to like this because I love all the actors in it but for me it was just a little self indulgent. It is perhaps a film for older 'luvvies' who ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 828439
- - Minny
  - 440 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Nov 2009 at 10:31
- - 0
  - 0
  opening night
  
  i was glad to be in the right sort of mood to watch this film. another night, it may have annoyed me. but opening night was fascinating and didnt tire my ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 921276
- - buffyrules
  - 164 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 06 Sep 2010 at 18:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Suffer the Middle Aged Woman
  
  This was, even for cassavetes, full of angst, pain and things more material. Toned down, it could have been a memorable depiction of youth turning into middle ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1032271
- - a customer
  - 22 Aug 2011 at 14:46
- - 0
  - 0
  great acting
  
  the usual cassavetes style,an actors film,with the word cut removed from the vocabulary ,great performance from miss Rowland,the acting will keep you watching!... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1065810
- - andysbar
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 17:15

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  In Opening Night, ageing Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) begins rehearsals for her role in a play about a middle aged woman living in denial at the onset of her autumn years. A series of pre-show setbacks and disasters threaten preparations and when Myrtle witnesses the accidental ...