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John Cassavetes
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9 December 1929 - 3 February 1989
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John Cassavetes is an American director and actor who has achieved great heights in the film industry over his 60 years, becoming a pioneer of independent cinema. John Cassavetes was born in New York in December 1929 in a family of immigrants from Greece. John spent his childhood on Long Island. He later studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, performing roles in film and theater. It was the first time he was seen on television. In 1954, Cassavetes married actress Jean Rowlands and began
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John Cassavetes is an American director and actor who has achieved great heights in the film industry over his 60 years, becoming a pioneer of independent cinema. John Cassavetes was born in New York in December 1929 in a family of immigrants from Greece. John spent his childhood on Long Island. He later studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, performing roles in film and theater. It was the first time he was seen on television.
In 1954, Cassavetes married actress Jean Rowlands and began teaching acting. One of the improvisations at the seminars prompted him to shoot the film Shadows (1959), the funds for which were collected through the radio show Night People. The director was able to collect more than $ 2000 for the film, which was positioned as an alternative to Hollywood films. As a consequence, "Shadows" did not get into the American hire, but won the prize of film critics at the Venice Festival.
The next great success in the creative career of Cassavetes was
Faces (1968). The film starred his wife Gina Rhoudends alongside John Marley and Seymour Cassel. "Faces" was nominated for the award "Oscar" three times: as best original screenplay, best supporting actress and best supporting actor.
His next film, A Woman Influenced (1974), was also nominated for an Oscar. Here, film critics highlighted a special performance of the female role, as well as directing. The heroes of the films invariably aroused sympathy in the minds of the audience and forced them to watch films again and again.
John Cassavetes died in 1989 of cirrhosis of the liver, leaving his descendants with delightful films. His contribution to the American film industry is appreciated not only by specialists in the field of culture and film, but also by audiences around the world. /