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Anthony Ray (Actor), Lelia Goldoni (Actor) Rated: NR Format: Blu-ray
John Cassavetes Five Films The Criterion Collection Shadows Faces A Woman Under the Influence The Killing of a
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- John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film, but that doesn’t begin to get at the generosity of his art. A former theater actor fascinated by the power of improvisation, Cassavetes brought his search for truth in performance to the screen. The five films in this collection—all of which the director maintained total control over by financing them himself and making them outside the studio system—are electrifying and compassionate creations, populated by all manner of humanity: beatniks, hippies, businessmen, actors, housewives, strippers, club owners, gangsters, children. Cassavetes has often been called an actor’s director, but this body of work—even greater than the sum of its extraordinary parts—shows him to be an audience’s director. FIVE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New high-definition digital restorations of all five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New high-definition digital restoration of Choose your platform/edition, then jump in—story, missions, and extras depend on the version. Rated 4.7 out of 5. Customers praise these Cassavetes films as magnificent, with one noting it's an incredibly comprehensive collect
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Key details
- Genre
- Drama
- Format
- NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Contributor
- Anthony Ray, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Hugh Hurd, John Marley, Lelia Goldoni, Lynn Carlin
- Language
- English
- Number Of Discs
- 5
Dimensions and fit
- dimensions
- 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 15.52 ounces
- product_dimensions
- 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 15.52 ounces
Technical specifications
- item_model_number
- CRRN2322BR
Item information
- is_discontinued_by_manufacturer
- No
- mpaa_rating
- NR (Not Rated)
- media_format
- NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- run_time
- 12 hours and 26 minutes
- release_date
- October 22, 2013
- actors
- Anthony Ray, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Hugh Hurd, Lelia Goldoni
- subtitles
- : English
- studio
- Criterion Collection
- number_of_discs
- 5
- best_sellers_rank
- #5,663 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #701 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
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About this item
- John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film, but that doesn’t begin to get at the generosity of his art. A former theater actor fascinated by the power of improvisation, Cassavetes brought his search for truth in performance to the screen. The five films in this collection—all of which the director maintained total control over by financing them himself and making them outside the studio system—are electrifying and compassionate creations, populated by all manner of humanity: beatniks, hippies, businessmen, actors, housewives, strippers, club owners, gangsters, children. Cassavetes has often been called an actor’s director, but this body of work—even greater than the sum of its extraordinary parts—shows him to be an audience’s director. FIVE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New high-definition digital restorations of all five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New high-definition digital restoration of Choose your platform/edition, then jump in—story, missions, and extras depend on the version. Rated 4.7 out of 5. Customers praise these Cassavetes films as magnificent, with one noting it's an incredibly comprehensive collect
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Customers praise these Cassavetes films as magnificent, with one noting it's an incredibly comprehensive collection of his work.
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Wonderful collection
Wonderful collection. I only wish that the regon was specified clearly, which is not. By the way, the region is A. Read more
John Cassavetes 5 films!
Gave as a gift, but I already had the box. 3 of the 5 movies are Cassavetes classic films. If you have a chance to pick it up during the 50 % off sale this should be in your criterion collection. They are just releasing A Woman Under the Influence but it’s not getting a 4k release. Owning these 5 films are a good start with the great John Cassavetes. Read more
IN SEARCH of LOST CINEMA
Cinema d’auteur american way. No kidding, in the days Casavettes was in charge, the american movie scene had intellectual aspirations.The world had problems, people had problems & clever cieneasts used that material to give us top films. Read more
John Cassavetes and friends. Wonderful cinema
There’s never been anyone quite like John Cassavetes and his friends that accompany him acting out these titles with flair and elegance and drama and all the tension and all the emotional pyrotechnics. A wonderful addition to any library. Read more
This flame will always burn
It's sad that some peolple (most infact) don't want to see films like these, they couldn't handle them. The're people out there who worship cassavetes' films. I've only ever gotten two kinds of replies from showing people his movies - it either bowled them over and changed what they thought cinema could do or just recoiled in boredom or disgust for one reason or the other. I've read cass on cass by Carney and tried to make films with the same punch and it's very hard to do, most film makers are chicken s**t and alot of actors are even worse. If you are an idealistic film maker out there still about to make something like this or your own equivelant - a long desparate and dissapointing road awaits you. Anyone reading this - please buy the box set and track down the other films - cherish them - there may never be another film maker like him again. Read more
A COVETED COLLECTION
I HAD BEEN PROMISING MYSELF THIS CRITERION COLLECTION FOR QUITE AWHILE AND FINALLY I BOUGHT IT AND IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY! IT BROUGHT BACK MY MEMORIES OF WHEN I FIRST SAW THE MOVIES IN A CINEMA. A DVD TRIBUTE TO CASSAVETES HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE. JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE WORKS OF A GENIUS. SO MANY FILMMAKERS OF TODAY HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED AND INSPIRED BY HIS DISTINCTIVE STYLE, GIVING AMERICAN MOVIES A CINEMA VERITE LOOK. AS A BONUS THERE IS AN EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY "A CONSTANT FORGE" AND LOTS OF EXTRAS ON EACH DVD TOO. A PRIZED POSSESSION FOR CASSAVETES FANS! Read more
Glad to Finally Own This
This Box Set IS the "Masterclass " from the "Cassavetes Factory" Read more
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