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.

• DirectorJohn Cassavetes
• Release18 November 1974
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration2h 35m
• Budget$1,000,000
• Revenue$12,200,000
• Rate
  

  7.789
  542 reviews
• Productions

  Faces International Films