John Cassavetes. Five films
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Contributors

Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989, film director,
Carruthers, Ben, actor.
Goldoni, Lelia actor.
Hurd, Hugh, 1925-1995, actor.
Ray, Anthony M. actor.

Published

Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2004].

ISBN

0780028031, 9780780028036, 0780029194, 9780780029194, 0780029208, 9780780029200, 0780029224, 9780780029224, 0780029216, 9780780029217, 0780029240, 9780780029248, 0780029232, 9780780029231

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	Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks	DVD 791.43 CON	On Shelf
	Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film	FIVE (DVD)	On Shelf
	Oak Lawn Public Library - AV	DVD FEATURE JOHN	On Shelf
	Westchester Public Library - Stacks	791.43 JOH	On Shelf
FACES	Frankfort Public Library District - Stacks	DVD FAC V. 2 FACES	On Shelf
OPENING	Frankfort Public Library District - Stacks	DVD OPE V. 5 OPENING	On Shelf
KILLING	Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks	DVD KILLING KILLING	On Shelf
WOMAN	Westchester Public Library - Stacks	DVD WOM WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE WOMAN	On Shelf

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Table of Contents

disc 1 Shadows. The pickup ; The rehearsal ; The act ; The sculpture garden ; Literary party ; The date ; The family ; A few cats come by ; Lucky day ; Slow dance ; The happiness boys ; Color bars (1959, 81 min., b & w, monaural, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, MPAA rating: PG) --

disc 2 Faces. Morning meeting ; Loser's club, Jeannie's house ; "Jeannie with the light brown hair" ; Home for dinner ; Not all that funny ; Unexpected request ; Love conquers man ; Kid with sneakers ; Dickie's return ; Chairman of the board ; "You get to me" ; At the Whisky ; Chet and the ladies ; "Fools of ourselves" ; Alone with Chet ; Lousy eggs ; Tears of happiness ; Ready ; Color bars (1968, 130 min., b & w, monaural, 1.66:1 aspect ratio, MPAA rating: PG-13) --

disc 3 A woman under the influence. An unbreakable date ; Garson Cross ; Morning ; Spaghetti breakfast ; Arias ; Anything ; The wake-up ; After school ; Mr. Jensen ; Waiting for Zepp ; House call ; Five points ; Accident ; Beach ; Sleep like rocks ; Six months later ; Mabel's return ; Make it like a house ; Good times from now on ; End of the jokes ; On the couch ; A tough night ; Color bars (1974, 147 min., col., monaural, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, MPAA rating: R) --

disc 4 The killing of a Chinese bookie. Paid in full ; Scotch and water ; Crazy Horse West ; "It'll pick up" ; Picking up the girls ; Casino ; Audition ; Gay Paris ; Debt reduction ; Further instruction ; En route ; Killing ; Damage control ; "Imagination" ; Shootout ; A rose for Betty ; Backstage ; A whole new trip ; Color bars (1976, 135 min., col., monaural, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, MPAA rating: R) --

disc 5 Opening night. Older people ; To be loved ; "All we can think about is dinner" ; A boring man ; Lost reality ; Changes ; The news ; A sense of humor ; "What you dream about" ; Only a play ; "How old are you?" ; What it's all about ; A smooth beginning ; Hu-mil-i-a-ting ; The problem ; The spiritualist ; Unnerving occurence ; The next morning ; "Get me someone else" ; "There you are" ; Old flame ; Waiting ; I'm late ; Scene one ; Stress backstage ; "I am not me" ; Celebration ; Color bars (1977, 144 min., col., monaural, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, MPAA rating: PG-13) --

disc 6 A constant forge. When is it interesting? ; A brief history ; The films ; "All mere complexities" ; The men ; The women ; Films as dissections ; De-canning film ; A fearless director ; Waiting for the miracle ; Gena's Mabel ; "Right there with you" ; Make it ring true ; What he wanted ; A great football coach ; The things that made it work ; Family filmmaking ; The importance of the struggle ; In the theater ; The first independent ; Have a good time ; A wonderful madhouse ; He believed in miracles ; Offensive in the best sense ; Adult films ; The techniques to capture life ; Strip it all away ; No entertainment ; The music ; Laugh right up to the end ; "Cassavetes is a place" ; "Mechanical men" ; End credits ; Color bars (2000, 200 min., col., monaural, 1.33:1 aspect ratio).

Subjects

LC Subjects

Accidents -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Bookmakers (Gambling) -- Drama.
Documentary films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Insanity (Law) -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published

Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2004].

Format

DVD

Physical Desc

8 videodiscs (approximately 945 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (67 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Language

English

ISBN

0780028031, 9780780028036, 0780029194, 9780780029194, 0780029208, 9780780029200, 0780029224, 9780780029224, 0780029216, 9780780029217, 0780029240, 9780780029248, 0780029232, 9780780029231

UPC

037429199220, 037429187722, 037429198827, 037429198926, 037429199121, 037429199022, 037429199329, 037429199220

Notes

General Note

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General Note

"Shadows" originally released as a motion picture in 1959 (produced by Maurice McEndree ; associate producer, Seymour Cassel ; directed by John Cassavetes ; Faces Distribution Corp. ; starring Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray, Rupert Crosse) ; "Faces" originally released as a motion picture in 1968 (produced by Maurice McEndree ; written and directed by John Cassavetes ; associate producer, Al Ruban ; Faces Distribution Corp. ; starring John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery) ; "A woman under the influence" originally released as a motion picture in 1974 (produced by Sam Shaw ; written and directed by John Cassavetes ; Faces Distribution Corp. ; starring Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands) ; "The killing of a Chinese bookie" originally released as a motion picture in 1976 and again in 1978 (Faces Distribution Corp. presents an Al Ruban production ; writer/director, John Cassavetes ; producer, Al Ruban ; starring Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, John Red Kullers, Al Ruban) ; "Opening night" originally released as a motion picture in 1977 (producer, Al Ruban ; writer/director, John Cassavetes ; Faces Distribution Corp. ; starring Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert).

General Note

Special features: new high-definition digital transfers; new video interviews with Cassavetes collaborators Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, Seymore Cassel, Lelia Goldini, Lynn Carlin and Al Ruban; two versions of "The killing of a Chinese bookie": Cassavete's original 135-min. cut as well as his subsequent 108-min. re-edit; "Faces" alternate opening; "Cinéastes de notre temps": an episode from the French television series; audio commentary on "A woman under the influence"; still galleries with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, publicity shots and posters; documentary "A constant forge" by Charles Kiselyak.

Creation/Production Credits

Directors of photography, Erich Kollmar [and others] ; art director, Phedon Papamichael ; editors, John Cassavetes [and others] ; music, Shifi Hadi, Jack Ackerman, Bo Harwood ; costume designer, Alexandra Corwin-Hankin ; production designers, Randy Liles [and others].

Participants/Performers

Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Joan Blondell.

Description

"Shadows": Explores interracial friendships and relationships in the 1950's Beat-era New York City. "Faces": Richard and Maria are attempting to escape the anguish of their dissolving marriage by falling in the arms of others. "A woman under the influence": Mabel, is loved by her husband Nick, but her madness proves to be a problem in their marriage. "The killing of a Chinese bookie": To clear his debt, a strip club owner grapples with his own conscience as he must kill a Chinese bookie. "Opening night": A young woman gets killed in an accident trying to meet her favorite actress after a play.

Target Audience

MPAA rating: Not rated.

System Details

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1), widescreen (1.66:1) and widescreen (1.85:1) presentations; Dolby Digital, RSDL dual-layer.

Language

Closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cassavetes, J., Carruthers, B., Goldoni, L., Hurd, H., Ray, A. M., Crosse, R., Marley, J., Rowlands, G., Carlin, L., Draper, F., Avery, V., Falk, P., Gazzara, B., Carey, T. A., Woodward, M., Blondell, J., Lampert, Z., Kollmar, E., Hadi, S., Ackerman, J., Harwood, B., Kiselyak, C., McEndree, M., Shaw, S., & Cassel, S. (2004). John Cassavetes (Special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John Cassavetes et al.. 2004. John Cassavetes. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John Cassavetes et al.. John Cassavetes Criterion Collection, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cassavetes, John, et al. John Cassavetes Special edition., Criterion Collection, 2004.

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