Opening Night
“The Show Must Go On…”
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
A haunting, introspective descent into the anxieties of aging and the pressure of performance. The film feels like a fever dream, blurring the lines between reality and delusion as a Broadway star confronts her inner demons on the precipice of opening night.
