Marshall Fine
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.
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Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film