Best film of 2011 that I've seen so far
My absolute favorite film of 2008. I would love to see it on DVD or on this website, but I don't believe it has any kind of American distribution. It is a fabulous and subtle study of masculine desire. What do you see in the clouds at the end?
Do yourself a favor and read Cassavetes on Cassavetes by Ray Carney instead. This film is decent, but it really sugar-coats parts of the man's life. Seems to me like it belongs on A&E instead of a Criterion set, but I guess it's better than nothing.
Just so people know, Cassavetes did not attend Colgate University, nor Mohawk College. As a current student at Colgate I can confirm this. Also if you visit Ray Carney's site (http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/cassfilms/researchingcass.shtml), he explains why this fallacy is so widely spread. Don't believe everything you read.