Faces john cassavetes 1970 first printing paperback w. Shadows is a 1958 american independent drama film directed by john cassavetes about race relations during the beat generation years in new york city. The book is well structured with one film and analysis per chapter. Author marshall fine, film and tv critic for star magazine, has written a thorough, sometimes effusive biography of the film auteur who died in 1989. This book fleshes out just what an uncompromised life looks like and what being a pioneer really means. From a chaotic mountain of primary and secondary sources, ray carney has shaped the story of john cassavetes life and workusing the words of the great director himself, and also calling on his colleagues and friends to supply their memories and revelations. Cassavetes had what many men in our culture lack these days, selfreliance and an indomitable will. The incubus by john hough john cassavetes, kerrie keane.
Gone are the canned, predictable experiences of current day studio films. But when cassavetes concluded by saying that he didnt actually have any backing for the film no money, producer or studio interest and had not even written the script yet, gazzara wrote off the encounter as typical hollywood gladhanding, the. Four books and two packets of material are available with much more information about the life and work of john cassavetes. In case you are trying to purchase presents for your self and your family. A series of brutal rapes and murders have begun occurring in a small town. Includes an introduction by cassavetes, faces from my point of view byal ruban. Winner of five awards, it also influenced woody allen and robert altman. The resulting book is an intimate portrait of cassavetes, and a unique insight into his filmmaking philosophy. Get the best deals on 1st edition scriptsplays books when you shop the largest online selection at. Teenager, tim duncan mcintosh, has had horrible dreams and fears he is the murderer, especially since many of his friends have been victims. Publishers weekly, cassavetes films were quarried from his most private feelings and experiences, writes editor ray carney in his introduction to cassavetes on cassavetes, and then illustrates his point with the writings, interviews and recorded conversations of. He is considered a pioneer of american independent film. Finding precedent for cassavetes work in the longstanding american romantic tradition of walt whitman, emerson, william james, john dewey and others, carneys book gives film its proper due as the greatest 20th century artform.
Cassavetes on cassavetes book by john cassavetes thriftbooks. This book, edited by carney film and american studies, boston univ the films of john. How john cassavetes invented the american independent film. Cassavetes on cassavetes by ray carney, 9780571201570. John cassavetes is the godfather of american independent cinema, saluted by virtually every us maverick whos followed in his stead, from martin scorsese to sean penn. With a close nucleus of actors and crew members on his team, including his wife gena rowlands, peter falk, and ben gazzara.
There are already several books about cassavetes in french, for instance, at least two of which are extremely valuable both as criticism and as research 1, though charity an english film critic for londons time out is the first to have broken through what might be termed the carney gridlock in cassavetes s native language. The film stars ben carruthers, lelia goldoni and hugh hurd as three africanamerican siblings, though only one of them is darkskinned. Cassavetes invited gazzara to lunch at hamburger hamlet and told him the story of husbands. Cassavetes on cassavetes john cassavetes macmillan. John nicholas cassavetes was an american actor, screenwriter, and director. Make offer 1989 complete book of les miserables 1st paperback. Pragmatism, modernism, and the movies new york and cambridge. Professor ray carney, a friend and admirer of cassavetes, presents a book that offers us cassavetes in his own words frank, uncompromising, humane, and passionate about both life and art.
American filmmaker john cassavetes 19291989 made only nine independent films during a quarter century, but those films affected the cinema culture of the 1960s to the 1980s in unprecedented ways. In the introduction to his new book, john cassavetes. Buy the paperback book cassavetes on cassavetes by ray carney at indigo. Ray carney, cassavetes on cassavetes faber and faber in london, and farrar, straus and giroux in new york, copiously illustrated, paperback, approximately 550 pages. Its a shame that venturas book wasnt published in cassavetes lifetime.
Buy cassavetes on cassavetes main by carney, ray isbn. Free pdf cassavetes on cassavetes download pdf search. Cassavetes was in the game of making movies on his own dime and ingenuity long before mcqueen got in the game with le mans. Opening night is a 1977 american drama film written and directed by john cassavetes, and starring gena rowlands, ben gazzara, joan blondell, paul stewart, zohra lampert, and cassavetes. Review of five books about john cassavetes jonathan rosenbaum. Cassavetes was a visionary, badass iconoclast, and the cinema was diminished by his fartoosoon passing at 59 in 1989. Providing extended critical discussion on six of his most important films shadows, faces, minnie and moskowitz, a. At the time of his death he had amassed 40 unproduced screenplays, one of which, shes so lovely, was directed by his son nick in 1997. Cassavetes on cassavetes ray carney is professor of film and american studies and director of the undergraduate and graduate film studies programs at boston university. It is a wonderful companion to venturas behindthescenes documentary im almost not crazy which contains a lot of the moments described in the book and to ray carneys cassavetes on cassavetes, the definitive tome on the mans life and career. Since his death in 1989, cassavetes has become increasingly ren. Cassavetes on cassavetes, ray carney 9780571201570.
Also, this is a book about being human as much as it is about the films of cassavetes. It tells an extraordinary saga thirty years of film history, chronicling the rise of the. A lot of connections to sociological theories pragmatism are used to penetrate the characters and c. It details the creation of cassavetes final film before his death shot by shot, crisis by crisis. Itll definitely help you resolve whats finest for you. Free download cassavetes on cassavetes pdf full pdf.
This insightful book about cassavetes by ray carney will open up a new way of seeing and knowing film. The book is packed with insider details and anecdotes about cassavetes, his actors and his hollywood peers. Id recommend ray carneys cassavetes on cassavetes book or carneys web site on the. Full of insight into not only in 1983 visionary director john cassavetes asked journalist michael ventura to write a unique film studyan onset diary of the making of his film love streams. As is by william m hoffman 1985 1st vintage books edition pb. Buy the paperback book the films of john cassavetes. In venturas words, all i had to do for daring and tough was transcribe this mans audacity day by day.
Cassavetes on cassavetes, book by ray carney paperback. Cassavetes is most definitely a worthy subject for a comprehensive book, as he was a groundbreaking filmmaker who made gritty, lowbudget independent films well before sundance. For more than thirty years john cassavetes, the spiritual father of american independent filmmaking, steered a courageous course freelancing on the fringes of the hollywood studio system. Thanks to everyone who came around us to view john cassavetes. Cassavetes on cassavetes is the autobiography john cassavetes never lived to write.
Cassavetes on cassavetes by john cassavetes goodreads. Company c publishing, 1999, 25 illustrations, paperback, 68 pages. Cambridge university press, 1994, 48 illustrations, paperback, 322 pages. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is the autobiography john cassavetes never lived to write. Meaning that you want good, significant and truthful details about the products.
Cassavetes on cassavetes paperback august 15, 2001. Carney is most persuasive about the importance of film as the newest art form. Pragmatism, modernism, and the movies by ray carney. Review of five books about john cassavetes jonathan. Pragmatism, modernism, and the movies by ray carney at indigo. Films of frank capra speaking the language of desire. He describes contacting cassavetes widow, the actress gena rowlands about this. He begins with his family and childhood experiences. To ask other readers questions about cassavetes on cassavetes, please sign up. Cassavetes on cassavetes by john cassavetes, paperback. In his own words cassavetes tells the story of his life as he lived it, day by day, year by year.
Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. These unforgettable works are driven and distinguished by cassavetes s collaboration with actors of the calibre of gena rowlands, ben gazzara and peter falk. Cassavetes on cassavetes paperback may 1 2001 amazon. A particularly important book for film courses, either as a primary text to provide a definition of how a. Pragmatism, modernism, and the movies by raymond carney 1994, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Five films shadows faces a woman under the influence the killing of a chinese bookie opening night the criterion collection by criterion by john cassavetes. Download cassavetes on cassavetes pdf for free now. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The film was initially shot in 1957 and shown in 1958, but a poor reception prompted cassavetes. But this book is a terrific step forward in detailing the frenzy, the dread, the hope and the immense, selfdestructive independence with which cassavetes worked. Rowlands expressed her regret that she was not able to talk about cassavetes, per his own wishes.
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