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Kenneth Novak's avatar

Saw you in Dim the Fluorescents the other day, watching Esther Kahn again. Are there any other movies you see as inspired by Cassavetes' Opening Night?

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Naomi Skwarna's avatar

Off the top of my head, All About My Mother (Almodóvar) references it pretty directly. Birdman also feels like it draws quite a bit from Opening Night too!

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Kenneth Novak's avatar

Thank you. Re-watching All About My Mother; Birdman came up in my research too. Black Swan, Black Bear, and Perfect Blue also came to mind, but not as closely.

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Rachel Davies's avatar

truly moved by how many you came up with

humbly suggesting First Time Female Director as a possible addition

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Naomi Skwarna's avatar

babe it's going on the list!!! THANK YOU

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Jason McBride's avatar

Awesome list! The first scene in Maurice Pialat’s A Nos Amours takes place at a theatre camp! https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/426-a-nos-amours-the-ties-that-wound

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Naomi Skwarna's avatar

Hell yes this is perfect!! With a young Sandrine Bonnaire too. Thanks Jason

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