John Nicholas Cassavetes — Playwright (11)

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Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Minnie and Moskowitz
other title: Minnie e Moskowitz / Minnie und Moskowitz …
Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.

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Incubus (1982) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Incubus
director: John Hough actor: John Cassavetes / John Ireland …
other title: Incubus - Il potere del male / Incubus - Mörderische Träume …
In a small town in Wisconsin, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and the local sheriff discover that the boy's dreams are real and that a sinister cult might be behind the brutal murders. They must track down the vicious killer, who may be the indestructible incarnation of a demon spawned from hell.

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She's So Lovely (1997)
She's So Lovely
director: 尼克·卡萨维蒂 actor: 西恩·潘 / 詹姆斯·甘多菲尼 …
other title: 可人儿 / 恋恋风暴 …
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

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Too Late Blues (1961)
Too Late Blues
director: 约翰·卡萨维蒂 actor: 鲍比·达林 / 斯黛拉·斯蒂文斯 …
other title: 多情偏遇薄情郎 / 过晚的蓝调 …
Ghost is an idealogical musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. However, when he meets and falls in love with beautiful singer, Jess Polanski, she comes between him and his band members, and he leaves his dreams behind in search of fame.

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Shadows (1960)
Shadows
director: John Cassavetes actor: Ben Carruthers / Lelia Goldoni …
other title: Ombre / Sombras …
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.

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Faces (1968)
Faces
director: John Nicholas Cassavetes actor: John Marley / Gena Rowlands …
other title: Volti / Ansigter …
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost — love, excitement, passion — this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.

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Opening Night (1977)
Opening Night
other title: La sera della prima / Noite de Estreia …
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
director: John Cassavetes actor: Ben Gazzara / Timothy Carey …
other title: L'assassinio di un allibratore cinese / Mordet På En Kinesisk Bookmaker …
Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

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A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Woman Under the Influence
★ 8.8 (6 ratings) director: John Nicholas Cassavetes actor: Gena Rowlands / Peter Falk …
other title: Una moglie / En kvinde under indflydelse …
Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.