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John Cassavetes: Five Films (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] [Import]
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Format | Subtitled, NTSC, Import |
Contributor | Meade Roberts, Eddie Shaw, Christina Grisanti, James Bridges, John Cassavetes, Gene Darfler, Timothy Carey, Robert Phillips, Nick Cassavetes, Katherine Cassavetes, Elizabeth Deering, Peter Falk, Leon Wagner, Vincent Barbi, Azizi Johari, Donna Gordon, Tom Allen, Fred Draper, Elsie Ames, John Marley, Davey Jones, Mario Gallo, Val Avery, Lady Rowlands, Darlene Conley, Angelo Grisanti, Al Ruban, Hugh Hurd, John Finnegan, John Hawker, David Rowlands, Alan Burnett, Virginia Carrington, Seymour Cassel, Marilyn Clark, Ronald Maccone, James Joyce, Frank Thomas Jr, Ben Gazzara, Pir Marini, Joanne Moore Jordan, John "Red" Kullers, Cliff Carnell, Jack Ackerman, Spike Brandt, Dennis Sallas, Dorothy Gulliver, Morgan Woodward, Tom Reese, Haji, Tony Cervone, David Jones, Rupert Crosse, Lelia Goldoni, Gena Rowlands, Charles Horvath, Ben Carruthers, Matthew Laborteaux, Ellen Davalos, David Pokitillow, Frank Richards, O G Dunn, Matthew Cassel, Lynn Carlin, Anthony Ray, Sylvester Words, Victoria Vargas, Alice Friedland See more |
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From the Criterion Collection 5 film box set of John Cassavetes as Director.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 1.78 x 19.05 x 13.72 cm; 439.98 Grams
- Item model number : CRRN2322BR
- Director : John Cassavetes
- Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC, Import
- Release date : Oct. 22 2013
- Actors : Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Marley, Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Criterion
- Producers : Tony Cervone, Alan Burnett, Spike Brandt
- ASIN : B00DZP1C2M
- Country of origin : USA
- Number of discs : 5
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I remember seeing John Cassavetes in The Tempest, which I enjoyed. And Sight and Sound's 2012 critics poll put 3 of these 5 films in the top 100 films of all time., so I gave the set a whirl. As with many Criterion collections, considerable effort is put into the supplements and many of them are interesting. I especially enjoyed the discussions between Gena Rowlands and the male actor who was the lead in the particular film. They all revere Cassavetes, that is for sure. Cassavetes is touted as the independent filmmaker who financed his own films and featured the use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style. The films certainly are gritty, but part of that is the very low budget and lack of sophisticated filming. He had a reputation for being an actor's director, and to me, many of the scenes don't feel particularly realistic - the actors really look as if they are acting up a storm, not being real characters. They all had their moments, but the films also dragged at times, scenes are allowed to keep going.. My favourite of the bunch was Opening Night, about an aging stage actress who may or may not have seen a young fan killed in a car accident, and the drastic affect it has on her as she and the cast are trying to get a play ready for Broadway. The more famous A Woman Under The Influence provides very meaty roles for Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk, acting with a capital A. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie had some interesting aspects for sure, such as the actual killing of the bookie scenes, but the story seemed really far-fetched for what is supposed a realistic gritty style film. I'm glad I bought the set to see these movies, but none of them will land among my favourites, or even films I really like. I still prefer the Tempest over any of these.
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G. Blackburn
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Excellent overview of Cassvetes' work...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2011Verified Purchase
John Cassavetes was arguably one of the key American independent filmmakers and this box set, an overview of his most important movies, was long overdue...but well worth the wait. The "usual suspects" are present and correct from his bravura debut Shadows to the heart-wrenching Faces, the stunning A Woman under the Influence, the patchy Killing of a Chinese Bookie and the underrated Opening Night. Content-wise, this set includes pretty much what you'd expect it to and many of this movies (Faces in particular) are still exceptional to this day. The added bonus here though is the sheer wealth of extras - there are lots and lots of interviews both with Cassavetes and a number of his collaborators which give an interesting insight into his working methods. Not only that but the set itself is extremely attractive; the striking cover is rendered in a smooth, matt cardboard with each disk in its own matt, pastel-coloured sleeve. There's also a weighty booklet with much information about the man and his movies. In all this is an excellent introduction to one of cinema's true mavericks, attractively presented with some splendid extras.
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Michael Sherlock
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It's fine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2019Verified Purchase
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie skips

Rachel Aylett
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2016Verified Purchase
Brilliant item - amazingly fast service. Top marks all round.

Igoriana
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Besonders!
Reviewed in Germany on July 23, 2019Verified Purchase
John Cassavetes prägte eine neue Art Film in Amerika, so wie z.B. heute die "Berliner Schule" in Deutschland.
Schwarz-Weiß wirkt ohnehin alles authentischer... Hinzu kamen Themen, wie z.B. die Rolle der Frau in der damaligen Gesellschaft ("Frau unter Einfluss")...Gena Rowlands, im Privatleben Cassavetes`Frau, spielte diese Frauen in einem absolut besonderen Stil, der unvergesslich bleibt.
Beide waren/sind herausragende Persönlichkeiten und es ist eine Ehre, diese Collection im Besitz zu haben.
Schwarz-Weiß wirkt ohnehin alles authentischer... Hinzu kamen Themen, wie z.B. die Rolle der Frau in der damaligen Gesellschaft ("Frau unter Einfluss")...Gena Rowlands, im Privatleben Cassavetes`Frau, spielte diese Frauen in einem absolut besonderen Stil, der unvergesslich bleibt.
Beide waren/sind herausragende Persönlichkeiten und es ist eine Ehre, diese Collection im Besitz zu haben.

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Reviewed in Germany on December 9, 2018Verified Purchase
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