▁actors ▁Peter ▁F alk ▁and ▁Ben ▁G azz ara . ▁They ▁played ▁a ▁tri o ▁of ▁married ▁men ▁on ▁a ▁sp ree ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁London ▁after ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁best ▁friends . ▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁stated ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁personal ▁film ▁for ▁him ; ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁Minn ie ▁and ▁Mos kow itz ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁about ▁two ▁unlikely ▁lo vers , ▁featured ▁Row lands ▁and ▁Cass el . ▁A ▁Woman ▁Under ▁the ▁In flu ence ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁stars ▁Row lands ▁as ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁trouble d ▁house w ife . ▁Row lands ▁received ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress , ▁while ▁Cass av etes ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Director . ▁In ▁The ▁K illing ▁of ▁a ▁Chinese ▁Book ie ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁G azz ara ▁plays ▁a ▁small - time ▁strip - club ▁owner ▁with ▁an ▁out - of - control ▁g amb ling ▁habit , ▁press ured ▁by ▁mob sters ▁to ▁commit ▁a ▁murder ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁his ▁deb t . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁Night ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁Row lands ▁plays ▁the ▁lead ▁alongside ▁Cass av etes ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁also ▁stars ▁G azz ara ▁and ▁Joan ▁Bl ond ell . ▁Row lands ▁port ray s ▁an ▁ag ing ▁film ▁star ▁named ▁My rt le ▁Gordon ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁the ater ▁and ▁suffering ▁a ▁personal ▁crisis . ▁