John Cassavetes Collection (5 Films) - 4-Disc Set ( Shadows / Faces / A Woman Under the Influence / The Killing of a Chinese Bookie / Opening Night )

John Cassavetes Collection (5 Films) - 4-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Shadows / Faces / A Woman Under the Influence / The Killing of a Chinese Bookie / Opening Night
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
743 min + 110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1959 - 1977 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Cassavetes

Written By:
John Cassavetes

Actors:
Ben Carruthers ..... Ben
Lelia Goldoni ..... Lelia
Hugh Hurd ..... Hugh
Anthony Ray ..... Tony
Dennis Sallas ..... Dennis
Tom Reese ..... Tom
David Pokitillow ..... David
Rupert Crosse ..... Rupert
David Jones ..... Davey
Pir Marini ..... Pir the Piano Player
Victoria Vargas ..... Vickie
Jack Ackerman ..... Jack, Director of Dance Studio
Jacqueline Walcott ..... Jacqueline
Cliff Carnell
Jay Crecco
John Marley ..... Richard Forst
Gena Rowlands ..... Jeannie Rapp
Lynn Carlin ..... Maria Forst
Fred Draper ..... Freddie Draper
Seymour Cassel ..... Chet
Val Avery ..... Jim McCarthy
Dorothy Gulliver ..... Florence
Joanne Moore Jordan ..... Louise Draper
Darlene Conley ..... Billy Mae
Gene Darfler ..... Joe Jackson
Elizabeth Deering ..... Stella
Ann Shirley ..... (as Anne Shirley)
Dave Mazzie
Anita White
Julie Gambol
Peter Falk ..... Nick Longhetti
Gena Rowlands ..... Mabel Longhetti
Fred Draper ..... George Mortensen
Lady Rowlands ..... Martha Mortensen
Katherine Cassavetes ..... Margaret Longhetti
Matthew Labyorteaux ..... Angelo Longhetti
Matthew Cassel ..... Tony Longhetti
Christina Grisanti ..... Maria Longhetti
O.G. Dunn ..... Garson Cross
Mario Gallo ..... Harold Jensen
Eddie Shaw ..... Dr. Zepp
Angelo Grisanti ..... Vito Grimaldi
Charles Horvath ..... Eddie
James Joyce ..... Bowman
John Finnegan ..... Clancy
Ben Gazzara ..... Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey ..... Flo (as Timothy Agoglia Carey)
Seymour Cassel ..... Mort Weil
Robert Phillips ..... Phil
Morgan Woodward ..... The Boss
John Kullers ..... The Accounta
Al Ruban ..... Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari ..... Rachel
Virginia Carrington ..... Mama
Meade Roberts ..... Mr. Sophistication
Alice Friedland ..... Sherry
Donna Gordon ..... Margo Donnar (as Donna Marie Gordon)
Haji ..... Haji
Carol Warren ..... Carol
Derna Wong Davis ..... Derna
Gena Rowlands ..... Myrtle Gordon
John Cassavetes ..... Maurice Aarons
Ben Gazzara ..... Manny Victor
Joan Blondell ..... Sarah Goode
Paul Stewart ..... David Samuels
Zohra Lampert ..... Dorothy Victor
Laura Johnson ..... Nancy Stein
John Tuell ..... Gus Simmons
Ray Powers ..... Jimmy
John Finnegan ..... Prop man
Louise Lewis ..... Kel
Fred Draper ..... Leo
Katherine Cassavetes ..... Vivian
Lady Rowlands ..... Melva Drake
Carol Warren ..... Carla

Synopsis:

Shadows (1959)
Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.

Faces (1968)
An old married man leaves his wife for a younger woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Mabel, a wife and mother, is loved by her husband Nick but her madness proves to be a problem in the marriage. The film transpires to a positive role of madness in the family, challenging conventional representations of madness in cinema.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.

Opening Night (1977)
An actress suffers an emotional uproar in her personal life after a fan dies trying to see her.

Shadows (1959)
Benny's a hipster, moving in and out of Manhattan's beat scene, aimless, maybe close to trouble. His sister Lelia, who looks less African-American than White, is vulnerable and about to fall in love. Hugh, their older brother, is a struggling singer whose agent, Rupert, may be the only person with faith in his talent. The story moves back and forth, like jazz, among the three of them and what seems at first to be separate lives. Lelia meets Tony, and lets herself hope this is true love. Then he meets Hugh and prejudice gives Tony an excuse to cut and run. Can family and friendship bring solace for her hurt, purpose for Benny, and belief in Hugh? Is life more than shadows?

Faces (1968)
Richard Forst has grown old. One night, he leaves his wife for Jeannie Rapp, a young woman who does not like friendship. Meanwhile, Richard's wife, Maria, is seduced by Chet, a kind young man from Detroit... A film about the meaningless of life for a certain kind of wealthy middle-aged people.

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife's mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Cosmo Vitelli owns the Crazy Horse West, a strip joint in California. He's laconic, a Korean War vet, and a gambler. When we meet him, he's making his last payment on a gambling debt. Then, he promptly loses $23,000 playing poker at an illegal local casino. The guys he owes this time aren't so friendly, pressuring him for immediate payment. Then they suggest that he kill a Chinese bookie to wipe off the debt. Vitelli and the film move back and forth between the double-crossing, murderous insincerity of the gamblers and the friendships, sweetness, and even love among Vitelli, the dancers, a dancer's mother, and the club's singer, Mr. Sophistication.

Opening Night (1977)
A young woman gets killed in an accident trying to meet her favorite actress Myrtle Gordon after a play. Then Myrtle Gordon felt responsible for the killing leading her down to an emotional crisis that interferes with her professional work as an actress.

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