Gena Rowlands Movies

A grieving nurse finds comfort and inspiration in her new assignment, where she meets a terminally ill woman with a quick with and strong faith.

Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.

Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.

A troubled teen is given the chance to redeem his criminal debt to society.

An intimate portrait of the superb actress Gena Rowlands, icon of independent cinema. Together with her husband, legendary director John Cassavetes...

Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the...

A woman, who had left home 20 years previously under acrimonious circumstances, finds out that she is terminally ill. She returns home and tries to...

Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with...

The story of three women who live in a North Carolina town and defy the traditional roles set forth for them by society.

Georgia Potter, an old-fashioned widow who lives in a small Southern town, whose life changes drastically when her estranged daughter and the...

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and...

After the death of her husband, Pat learns that he gambled away all of their savings and that she's now destitute. She may even have to leave their...

An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character....

A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic...

A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.

Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves...

A documentary featuring interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Gena Rowlands, and Seymour Cassel, and cinematographer Al Ruban, in which they recall how...

Sheila O'Malley's visual essay "Watching Gena Rowlands" rounds out the set by focusing on Rowlands’ collaborations with Cassavetes.