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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.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jul 20257/10
“Mabel” (Gena Rowlands) and husband “Nick” (Peter Falk) are happily enough married. He leads a construction team whilst she tries to cope with their three children. “Mabel” definitely burns the candle at both ends. She wishes to come across as a loving mother and wife whilst presenting a life and soul of the party image designed to ensure that all around her are happy. “Nick” knows, however, that many of their friends think her enthusiasm is symptomatic of something more sinister and that just perhaps she might be losing her grip. Gradually, both her husband and this film’s audience start to realise that “Mabel” is on the precipice of something traumatic, and that something will have to be done - a decision that is hastened by an example of recklessness that “Nick” knows he cannot afford to ignore. His solution may well help his wife to get proper medical assessment, diagnosis and to hopefully recover - but it also leaves him trying to juggle his business responsibilities as well as looking after three stroppy and independently-minded youngsters. With his own stress levels increasing and the return of his wife soon looming, the atmosphere reaches a crescendo of temperamental toxici
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Cast
- Gena RowlandsMabel Longhetti
- Peter FalkNick Longhetti
- Fred DraperGeorge Mortensen
- Lady RowlandsMartha Mortensen
- Katherine CassavetesMargaret Longhetti
- Matthew LabyorteauxAngelo Longhetti
- Matthew CasselTony Longhetti
- Christina GrisantiMaria Longhetti
- George DunnGarson Cross
- Mario GalloHarold Jensen
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- John CassavetesDirector
- John CassavetesWriter
- Mitch BreitDirector of Photography
- Al RubanDirector of Photography
- Bo HarwoodOriginal Music Composer
- David ArmstrongEditor
- Sheila ViseltearEditor
- Beth BergeronEditor
- Sam ShawProducer
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