Opening Night (1977) — drama film. Directed by John Cassavetes. Starring Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell. This page maps 4 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.6/10 from 267 votes.
Interactive Features for Opening Night
Opening Night offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:
Character Relationship Map
— Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 4 characters interconnect through 6 relationship links.
A troubled actress confronts aging, grief, artistic control, and psychological collapse through an increasingly improvised performance.
Drama · 7.6/10 · 144 min · 1977
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
