9º – A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
In the great masterpiece of John Cassavetes’ cinema, we will see a husband’s struggle to preserve his family through the psychological illness of his wife. Here, we will be able to see the steps of a woman into a state of complete madness. A sweet film, conceived in the traditional documentary style of the director, capturing all the beauty of the plot and the central actors. ‘A Woman Under the Influence’ still has one of the most powerful performances in the history of cinema with the performance of actress Gena Rowlands.
8º – Still Alice (Richard Glatzer, 2014)
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a middle-aged woman will have to change all instances of her life and the people around her in order to prepare for the disease. ‘Still Alice’ is sad in every scene transmitted to her audience, bringing an extremely important theme that should be studied for cinema.
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