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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Cassavetes’ similarly raw, actor-centered drama turns emotional instability into a volatile public performance, with an unvarnished intimacy and improvisatory pressure close to Opening Night.
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Why this pick
Its shabby nightclub world and embattled performer-protagonist share Opening Night’s fascination with showmanship as both refuge and exposure, filmed with restless, lived-in intensity.
03
Why this pick
A bruising chamber piece driven by extended performances, uncomfortable humor, and emotional reversals; it offers the same sense of people desperately trying to hold themselves together before others.
04
Why this pick
A dreamlike, female-centered identity drama from the same year, with uneasy role-playing and a drifting psychological atmosphere that complements Myrtle’s fractured sense of self.
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Why this pick
For another fierce backstage portrait of an artist whose private unraveling bleeds into rehearsal and performance, balancing theatrical spectacle with ruthless self-examination.
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01 / THE STORY
In the film, Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon rehearses for her latest play, about a woman unable to admit that she is aging. When she witnesses the death of an adoring young fan, she begins to confront the personal and professional turmoils she faces in her own life.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Myrtle Gordon
Manny Victor
Sarah Goode
David Samuels
Gus Simmons
Jimmy
Maurice Aarons
Nancy Stein
