The most secretly Cassavetian of films? As funny and compassionate as it is disturbing, Husbands delves deep into human nature. Masculinity is examined, shaken, exposed in all its rawness while Falk, Gazzara & Cassavetes move in circles from laughter to tears. An ode to friendship in its own right.
Gloria not only sees the fiercely independent filmmaker flirting brilliantly with genre, but also features a defiantly tough Gena Rowlands in one hell of a role as a hitwoman. A peculiar gangster flick set on the streets of N.Y.C., this neo-noir potboiler is Cassavetes’ most commercial picture.
Premiering at Cannes in 1969, Machine Gun McCain sees John Cassavetes star in a one-of-a-kind Italian gangster film from director Giuliano Montaldo. Scored by Ennio Morricone, the film also stars Cassavetes’ collaborators Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk, bursting with the troupe’s rare energy.