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99+ Photos. Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands is an American film, stage, and television actress, whose career in the entertainment industry has spanned over six decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in 10 films, including A Woman Under ...
Cassavetes was born in New York City, the son of Greek-American actor and film director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. As a child, he appeared in his father's film Husbands (1970). After spending so much of his youth surrounded by the film industry, Cassavetes initially decided he did not want to go into the field.
Dec 9, 2016 · The best place to start – Love Streams. Cassavetes’ penultimate film, 1984’s Love Streams, a sibling drama that lays bare the whole gamut of human emotion, is a great entry point for newbies. Marked by pitch-perfect performances from Cassavetes (the brother) and his wife Gena Rowlands (the sister), it follows an alcoholic playboy and his ...
May 21, 2018 · John Cassavetes. John Cassavetes (1929-1989) was one of the most highly acclaimed independent filmmakers in America. He was widely honored for motion pictures that successfully brought to the screen believable portrayals of real human emotion.
Dec 9, 2010 · After years of illness, Cassavetes died Feb. 3, 1989, of liver disease. He was 59. Both his son Nick Cassavetes and his daughter Zoe Cassavetes have become successful independent filmmakers in ...
Jul 13, 2016 · John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands are still considered the king and queen of independent cinema.. Operating outside the studio system, the husband and wife team created indelible portraits of ...
Jun 8, 2007 · Actor/director John Cassavetes – director maudit, the “father of American independent cinema”, and patron saint of Martin Scorsese - is a case in point. Cassavetes died prematurely, aged 59 ...
