Cassavetes at Work
March 04, 2013
Film Info
- United States
- 1974
- 155 minutes
- Color
- 1.85:1
- English
- Spine #253
John Cassavetes’ devastating drama details the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and her family’s struggle to save her from herself. Starring Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands (in two of the most harrowing screen performances of the 1970s) as a married couple deeply in love yet unable to express that love in terms the other can understand, the film is an uncompromising portrait of domestic turmoil. The Criterion Collection is proud to present one of the benchmark films of American independent cinema—a heroic document from a true maverick director.
Cast
| Nick Longhetti | Peter Falk |
| Mabel Longhetti | Gena Rowlands |
| George Mortensen | Fred Draper |
| Martha Mortensen | Lady Rowlands |
| Mama Longhetti | Katherine Cassavetes |
| Angelo Longhetti | Matthew Laborteaux |
| Tony Longhetti | Matthew Cassel |
| Maria Longhetti | Christina Grisanti |
| Garson Cross | O.G. Dunn |
| Harold Jensen | Mario Gallo |
| Dr. Zepp | Eddie Shaw |
Credits
| Director | John Cassavetes |
| Written and directed by | John Cassavetes |
| Producer | Sam Shaw |
| Editing | David Armstrong and Sheila Viseltear |
| Sound and music | Bo Harwood |
| Lighting | Mitchell Breit |
| Additional photography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Camera operators | Michael Ferris and David Nowell |
| Supervising film editor | Tom Cornwell |
| In charge of postproduction | Robert Heffernan |
| Art direction | Phedon Papamichael |
Disc Features
- Restored high-definition digital transfer
- Audio commentary featuring longtime John Cassavetes collaborators Michael Ferris (camera operator) and Bo Harwood (sound recordist/composer)
- Video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk
- Audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson, conducted in 1975
- Trailer
- Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with Cassavetes from 1975
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