John Cassavetas: A Tribute

Cassavetes’ debut film centers on the lives of three youngsters sharing an apartment in New York of the late 1950s. Cassavetes’s heroes are in constant search of meaning, dealing with questions of identity and racism. 

Minnie is an art curator. Moskowitz is a parking lot attendant. They meet when Minnie’s blind date threatens her in Moskowitz’s lot. Cassavetes presents his version of a romantic comedy. 

The owner of a strip club finds himself in trouble after heavy gambling losses. Instead of paying the debt, our hero is offered to execute a Chinese gambling agent suspected of embezzlement. A demanding and fascinating film in which Cassavetes’ unique style becomes pure poetics. 

A feisty blond from the Bronx, who was once a mobster’s mistress, lives next door to a police informer about to be “eliminated” by the mafiosos. The tempestuous woman saves the man’s little boy just seconds before his family is massacred.