let go straight to the point represent this be the movie i would take with me on a desert island ( with dvd player ) . it just perfect . if a reason for you to see a movie be that you love the actor and you like to see them free to involve in the space and feeling and this movie be for you . see the scene when myrtle ( rowlands ) come on stage drunk and maurice ( cassavetes ) have to improvise because she doesn not follow the script anymore . if youre sensitive to the camera movement and you will be fascinate by the way the camera move on stage and the particular flow and that give you the impression camera follow the actor a if it be lead by the theatrical principle of private space . amazing . and the story be just a brilliant mix of tale and realistic drama . cassavetes be again argue with hollywood and the major politics and but this time and he do it through broadway and make one of the most exciting movie about theater . well and this movie be a bliss .