Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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A tribute to and a showcase of the remarkable talents and accomplishments of John Cassavetes, a successful actor who used the money he made from appearing in movies to self-finance his own films independently. Truly one of the most important filmmakers of all time.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro & context
02:09 Shadows - The first independent film
08:37 Cassavetes working within the studio system
10:30 Screw the system
11:19 The Cassavetes stable of actors
13:54 Self-financing & true independence
16:09 Cassavetes, Gazzara, and Falk on The Dick Cavett Show
18:33 A Woman Under the Influence
19:25 The narrative priorities of John Cassavetes
21:58 How Cassavetes uses long takes
25:08 John Cassavetes directing style
32:12 John Cassavetes death & Love Streams
33:56 The essential Cassavetes films