Love Streams
| Love Streams | |
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| Directed by | John Cassavetes |
| Produced by |
Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
| Written by |
John Cassavetes Ted Allan |
| Starring |
Gena Rowlands John Cassavetes Diahnne Abbott Seymour Cassel Al Ruban |
| Music by | Bo Harwood |
| Cinematography | Al Ruban |
| Editing by | George C. Villaseñor |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
| Release dates | August 24, 1984 |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Love Streams is an 1984 American film directed by John Cassavetes that tells the story of a middle-aged brother and sister who find themselves caring for one another after the other loves in their lives abandon them. The film was John Cassavetes' 11th and penultimate film. He later made the more mainstream Big Trouble.
Cast
- Gena Rowlands as Sarah Lawson
- John Cassavetes as Robert Harmon
- Diahnne Abbott as Susan
- Seymour Cassel as Jack Lawson
- Margaret Abbott as Margarita
- Jakob Shaw as Albie Swanson
- Eddy Donno as Stepfather Swanson
- Joan Foley as Judge Dunbar
- Al Ruban as Milton Kravitz
- Tom Badal as Sam the lawyer
- Doe Avedon as Mrs. Kiner
Production
Love Streams is based on the 1980 play of the same name by Ted Allan but the correlation between the screenplay and the play is minimal. In the stage production, the role of Robert Harmon was played by Jon Voight; Cassavetes took up this role for the film version.
The visual style of the film is decidedly different from Cassavetes' other works, as it contains no hand-held camera work (which was a trademark of his visual style). Much of it was shot inside of Cassavetes' personal home.
Release
Love Streams was originally released with a running time of 141 minutes. It was briefly available on videotape in the mid-1980s, in a version cut to 122 minutes by the distributor; one scene was edited and several unusual visual effects (the insertion of black leader and jump cuts) were removed. In 2003, it was released on DVD in France (along with A Child Is Waiting) in its entirety.
Awards
The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.[1]
Reception
Japanese film director Shinji Aoyama listed Love Streams as one of the Greatest Films of All Time in 2012. He said, "When I think about Cassavetes, I always feel happy. I feel glad that I like movies. I'm sure I will always feel this way until the day I die, and I intend to feel this way too. At the end of Love Streams, Cassavetes smiles as he sees the dog next to him, which turned into a naked man. I live my life always wishing I can smile like that."[2]
See also
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes, the Man and His Work
References
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1984 Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ↑ Aoyama, Shinji (2012). "The Greatest Films Poll". Sight & Sound.
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