By Bergotte Before John Cassavetes, American cinema had a settled understanding of what feelings were for: they were the fuel that drove stories toward resolution. After Cassavetes, a different possibility existed — the possibility that feeling itself was the subject, that the camera could be pointed at a human being in the grip of emotionContinue reading “The Reel Argument: John Cassavetes”
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Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes: A Marriage in Film, A Legacy in Art
The history of American independent cinema cannot be told without the names Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes. Together, they created a body of work that redefined what film could do: raw, intimate, psychologically fearless. Their partnership—artistic and marital—was marked by intensity and experimentation, yielding films that exposed the fragile seams of love, madness, and everydayContinue reading “Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes: A Marriage in Film, A Legacy in Art”
My World of Interiors 