Complete Directorial Works of Cassavetes
John Cassavetes’ greatest legacy to film, besides his acting, will be his contribution to writing and directing. His cinema verité style of filmmaking gave his films a sense of reality - a style very much against the grain of Hollywood film. His entire directorial works will be shown at Cinema du Parc from July 31st to August 13th.
(Excerpt from Cinema du Parc’s press release) If anyone earned the right to be called father of American independent filmmaking, it was John Cassavetes (who died in February 1989 at age fifty-nine). Before Woody Allen, David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, or Spike Lee, Cassavetes served as the conscience and provocateur of American cinema. His work does not fit neatly into any school or category. The twelve films he made are personal, passionate, challenging – extravaganzas of acting and emotion. Since they were rarely screened during his lifetime this retrospective offers a unique opportunity to view the work of one of the greatest American cinematic maverick.
List of Films
Shadows (1959)
Friday July 31st at 9pm, Saturday August 1st at 7:20pm,
Sunday August 2nd at 3pm
Too Late Blues (1961)
Friday July 31st at 7pm, Saturday August 1st at 9pm,
Sunday August 2nd at 5pm
A Child is Waiting (1963)
Saturday August 1st at 3pm, Sunday August 2nd at 7pm
Faces (1968)
Saturday August 1st at 5pm, Sunday August 2nd at 9pm,
Monday August 3rd at 7pm
Husbands (1970)
Monday August 3rd at 9:30pm, Tuesday August 4th at 7pm,
Saturday August 8th at 3pm
Minnie and Moscowitz (1971)
Tuesday August 4th at 9:15pm, Wednesday August 5th at 7pm,
Saturday August 8th at 5pm
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Wednesday August 5th at 9pm, Thursday August 6th at 6:45pm,
Friday August 7th at 9:30pm, Sunday August 9th at 4:45pm
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Thursday August 6th at 9:30pm, Friday August 7th at 7pm
Opening Night (1977)
Saturday August 8th at 7pm, Sunday August 9th at 2:15pm,
Monday August 10st at 9:15pm, Tuesday August 11th at 7pm
Gloria (1980)
Saturday August 8th at 9:30pm, Sunday August 9th at 7:30pm,
Monday August 10th at 7pm, Tuesday August 11th at 9:30pm
Love Streams (1984)
Sunday August 9th at 9:30pm, Wednesday August 12th at 9pm,
Thursday August 13th at 7pm
Big Trouble (1986)
Wednesday August 12th at 7pm, Thursday August 13th at 9:30pm
For ticket prices, directions and more, visit Cinema du Parc’s official website.
Screenings | 
July 31, 2009
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