Cineaste de notre temps john cassavetes biography
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John Cassavetes
Seminal
First, let me say that the rating is subjective. It wouldn't be fair to place this against a feature-length film, or even a full-fledged documentary, since it isn't that type of film. What is here, however, is a wonderful treat: two interview segments with John Cassavetes, from in Los Angeles and in Paris, around the work being done on Faces.
The segment, while a bit more scatter-shot in its approach, is also a bit more revelatory in some ways. Cassavetes drives up a winding road, snapping his fingers to "California Girls" (the Beach Boys, of course) and talking a little bit about music before stopping at his house, which was the location of many moments in his films (in fact, large parts of Faces and Love Streams used the house and exterior areas). We follow him inside and meet a few members of the crew, including the camera operator George Sims, before we go into his garage and watch the editing of the early bedroom scene in pro
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Father of Independent Cinema
John Cassavetes started his career as an actor, most notably in Rosemary&#;s Baby, but ended up becoming one of the catalysts for independent filmmaking &#; a director who had his finger on the pulse of artists who wanted to create something outside of the predictability of the studio system. His films didn&#;t contain big funds, big stars, and big sets, but the absence of these things gave Cassavetes enough space to tell his beautiful stories about the raw human experience, making him a legend in not only independent film, but in all of cinema. Check out a portion of the French documentary Cineaste dem notre temps that captures the acclaimed director behind the scenes, talking about working outside of the system.
Most known for his films Shadows, Faces, A Woman beneath the Influence, and The Killing of a kinesisk Bookie, Cassavetes&#; films consist of exposing the human condition as truthfully as possible. It wasn&#;t all glitz and gl
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John Nicholas Cassavetes (in Greek: Γιάννης Νικόλαος Κασσαβέτης; December 9, – February 3, ) was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker.[1] He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby () and The Dirty Dozen (). Cassevetes was also a pioneer of American independent film by writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he financed in part with his Hollywood paychecks, and which pioneered the use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style.
Early life
Cassavetes was born in New York City, the son of Katherine Cassavetes (who was to feature in some of his films) and Nicholas John Cassavetes, Greek immigrants to the U.S. His early years were spent with his family in Greece; when he returned, at the age of seven, he spoke no English.[2] He grew up on Long Island, New York. He attended Port Washington High School from to , participating in Port Weekly (the school paper), Red Domino (interclass play), football, and the Port Light (yearbook). Next to h