/film/ - Film

>>4956

Shadows is probably my least favorite of his good films. The easiest place to start I think is Woman under the influence, which I think is without a doubt his best film. Most of Cassavates filmography I think is worth watching simply for the sincere picture and spirit of American life he provides of those times which I think few narrative directors of any country have been able to accomplish as well as he did.

Hack?

Who the fuck would ever consider his work hackneyed?

Do you know what that word means?

>>4956

I believe they are mulattos. Some of them look whiter, like Ben and Leila. But all of them have some feature, Ben's curly hair and Leila's eyebrows/nose shape, that give them an ethnic look.

The best parts of Cassavetes are the dialogue, while called realistic is more like a 'weirder' working class kind of speech that is even more disjointed and humorous because of hard cuts in editing and the very free camera movements. Good director.

>>4957

> Shadows is probably my least favorite of his good films.

Are his next two better? I kind of liked Shadows but I'm tempted to skip ahead to Faces.

>>4968

> I believe they are mulattos.

I thought the girl looked Mediterranean while the singer resembled Miles Davis. So there was a big range in their family. But I agree the story only has impact if they are all mullato, even if it didn't read that way.

>>4969

Too Late Blues is an anomaly because it lacks any sense of the 'underground' style he is known for. It's a conventional film. Haven't seen a Child is Waiting.

Faces is good though, if you like the atmospheres he creates. It's not about young people though, so it's definitely not as jazzy.

Read Cassavetes on Cassavetes. It really is great.