Cassavetes: Top to Bottom by paul

Cassavetes: Top to Bottom by paul

A tribute to one of the men I admire most.

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A Child Is Waiting

John Cassavetes (1963)

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After the original cut was taken and hacked, Cassavetes punched the executive producer and walked away from directing in the Hollywood studio system.

A Woman Under the Influence

John Cassavetes (1974)

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Often called his most accessible film, I believe it earned that not because it's easy to watch, but because he got a performance from Rowlands that is unmatched in any other film I've seen.

Faces

John Cassavetes (1968)

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So honest. It's a look into upper middle-class white suburbs. The everyday suffering it finds turns a mundane subject into something unforgettable. It's worth noting that this flick was made and distributed with Cassavetes own money in a time when that was unheard of. The handheld camera, a necessity for production, has been mimicked innumerable times for it's immediate, "gritty" quality.

Husbands

John Cassavetes (1970)

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John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express it All

(1999)

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Opening Night

John Cassavetes (1977)

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Rosemary's Baby

Roman Polanski (1968)

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Cassavetes plays Rosemary's (Mia Farrow) husband. Apparently Roman Polanski and Cassavetes hated each other. John kept trying to bring more depth and improvisation to a role that is really shallow now.

Shadows

John Cassavetes (1959)

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The Dirty Dozen

Robert Aldrich (1967)

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One of Cassavetes most memorable roles as an actor. The salary from the Dirty Dozen paid for Faces to be completed. Thanks Lee Marvin.

The Killers

Don Siegel (1964)

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

John Cassavetes (1976)

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A friend once said, "Cassavetes really takes his time to tell a story." It's true. Cassavetes edits to his own clock, which is why the plot of Cosmo, a war vet/compulsive gambler, roped in to performing an assassination becomes such an intimate story.

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