Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7029 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-09-12
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, Black & White, Colour, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 750 minutes

DVD Description
THE JOHN CASSAVETES COLLECTION: SHADOWS FACES A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE OPENING NIGHT Aspect: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: Stereo Special Features

- High definition digital transfers

- Audio Commentaries from Peter Bogdanovich, Seymour Cassel, Producer Al Ruben, critic Tom Charity, sound recordist Bo Harwood and cameraman Mike Ferris.

- Audio interviews with Cassavetes

- Filmed interview with Seymour Cassel

- Booklet containing interviews with Gena Rowlands and Cassavetes, biogs

- Faces alternate opening, which features 17 min of footage not included in the final cut.

- Two versions of The Killing of A Chinese Bookie Cassavetes' original 135 minute cut as well as his subsequent 108 minute re-edit. Shadows (1959/B&W) Running time 81 mins approx

- Audio Commentary by Seymour Cassel and Tom Charity

- Silent rehearsal footage Faces (1968/B&W) Running time 124 mins approx

- Alternative Opening sequence

- Audio commentary on alternative opening sequence by Peter Bogdanovich and Producer Al Ruban

- Interview with Seymour Cassel A Woman Under The influence (1974/Col) Running time 140 mins approx

- Interview with Elaine Kagan (Cassavetes' assistant)

- Audio interview with John Cassavetes The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 Original Version/1978 Re-release version/Col) Running time 135 (1976) & 108 mins (1978)

- Two versions of the film, Version 1 1976 and Version 2 1978

- Audio interview with John Cassavetes

- Audio commentary on selected scenes by Peter Bogdanovich and Al Ruban Opening Night (1977/Col) Running time 137 mins approx

- Audio interview with Cassavetes

- Audio Commentary by Tom Charity, cameraman Mike Ferris and sound recordist Bo Harwood

Customer Reviews

Great films, great package, no subtitles...
I dont have anything to say about the films, they are classic masterpieces.

The box is good and offers a lot of supplements.

The great deficiency (espespecially for non-native speakers) is, that the DVDs do not offer any (not even english) subtitles. You have to deal with that.

However, the equivalent from Criterion costs nearly twice as much as the optimum.

yay!
Finally, the father of american independent film making gets a boxset! If you're a Cassavetes fan, this is obviously a must-buy item. The quintessential actor's director, these films all represent life in a fresh and honest way - typically through the performances Cassavetes gets out of his actors and his unque film technique/style. All great films if you are willing to engage with them fully. This is not for passive film-viewing!

Quintessential collection
Beautifully put together collection of one of the greatest film-maker's finest films. Now all we need is Husbands and Love Streams, please.