Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the Independent Film
by Marshall Fine
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Author: Marshall FineEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-25
ISBN: 1401352499
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Miramax
Book Reviews of Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the Independent Film
Book Review: Any film library needs this.
Summary: 5 Stars
The rise of independent film in Hollywood is an event which boils down to the efforts of one man: John Cassavetes. ACCIDENTAL GENIUS: HOW JOHN CASSAVETES INVENTED THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM is thus a biography any film buff will want: it holds an essential key to understanding the foundations and evolution of independent film as a whole, revealing his life and work in context of the evolving Hollywood industry. Any film library needs this.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Summary of Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the Independent Film
In the world of independent film making John Cassavetes stands apart. Among filmmakers and film buffs, Cassavetes is revered, almost as a god. A major star of live television and a serious actor, he stumbled into making his first film, Shadows, and created a template for working outside the Hollywood system that would produce some of the most piercing and human films of the last thirty years including A Woman Under the Influence and Husbands. He became the prototypical outsider fighting the system for much of his career. Film critic Marshall Fine had unprecendented access to Cassavetes' wife, Gena Rowlands, and other members of their inner circle, as well as industry insiders who worked with Cassavetes -- some speaking publicly for the first time. Together, they tell his daring, tumultuous, and compelling story.Entertainers Books
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