Just before making Love Streams, a doctor told Cassavetes he had six months to live. He told no one. A beautiful man.

The more I learn about him, the more I’m fascinated with his work.

What always inspires me is not the movie but the journey in making the movie. It might work or it might not but we are gonna give it our best from start to finish as well as have great conversations unexpected laughs and a feeling like we’re really doing something and not just making money. I was in a couple of pictures but I was on my own. I just couldn’t relate. I talk honestly and there’s an uncomfortable silence in the room. I talk conventionally and everything’s fine. There’s no exploring and there’s no real moments. Just two different types of animals. His films were about moving that pain trauma so we can get to the real love that we feel and we are.

tears in my eyes..fucking goosebumps

After seeing Cassavetes' films, I can understand how the rest of the American cinema can feel like "fluff", as he says. “I don’t think a person can live without philosophy. What is philosophy? Philos in Greek means “friend” or “love”. “Love” and “friend” are synonymous. And the study of it is the study of love. To have a philosophy is to know how to love - and where to put it, because you can’t put it everywhere, you walk around - you’ve got to be a minister or a priest, say “Yes my son” or “Yes my daughter”, “Bless you”, but people don’t live that way. They live with anger, and hostility, and problems, lack of money, tremendous disappointments in their life - so what they need is a philosophy. I think what everybody needs is a way to say: Where and how can I love and be in love so that I can live, so I can live with some degree of ease…” - John Cassavetes,

Heartbreaking film. Art.

Damn John comes off as a mad genius kind of man. He always seemed very intimidating and I’m not sure why. Polanski said he was a pain in the ass on Rosemarys Baby. I guess at 46:03 kinda of confirms it. Still a legend.

Marvellous. What a man.

been looking for a decent quality version for ages! Thanks :)

"im in the middle of a rehearsal!" Hes EXPLAINING the scene to Gena. haha. Cassavetese was THE MAN.

john & gena - 2 masterminds ❤️

Thank you for the opportunity to learn something from this.

He was talented and intense I like the way he works and communicates.

Great quality. Thank you so much.

Thank You. This uploading should be an opening inspiration for all filmmakers, world widely.

Sweetest doc on life and love 🕯✨💕💜🐾 Thankyou John and Gena, always. 🌱

This film was made in 1984 and I believe Cassavetes died in 1989 from liver cirrhosis. In this clip he appears cachectic with abdominal swelling likely from ascites secondary to decompensated liver cirrhosis. He seemed like an amazing actor and director

My God they were beautiful!

I love everything about this brilliant man… including his voice… What a bastard he must’ve been to work with. How privileged to be one who’s had the chance. 🎥 🎞

Estoy feliz de saber q voy a poder ver este doc cuando regrese a casa...mientras termino de leer el gran diario de filmacion de Michael Ventura !

I wish more directors had his attitude, him and Gena Rowlands were brilliant, I've been watching all his films recently but love streams is the one I haven't seen yet, I look forward to seeing it.

Such a wonderful film.

many thanks for the upload

Thank you!

Love in conflicting human relationships, love as a remedy for loneliness and anguish. As he says in the documentary: "All I'm interested in is love". Even if we are sometimes obliged to blacklist people because we find them too nihilistic. I love John Cassavetes. I immediately fell in love with his films, which are about real life.

It was really great!

Grazie from Italy!

Hes soo attractive

Amazing

41:26 “I am ignorant but I have feelings”

Thank you very much

Beautiful Gena. Brilliant John.

Luv how he calls her jenna

Jhon è stato un regista coraggioso e moderno, al di fuori degli stereotipi hollyvoodiani, tanto moderno che è stato vicinissimo all'oscar perché un talento esce fuori anche se incompreso. Il mondo lo conosce per Rosemery Baby, dove si vede pochissimo ma il suo volto lasciò un segno speciale. Credo quello che lui odiava essere. I suoi film sono restati unici gioielli di nicchia. Meglio così. Solo pochi ne avranno accesso. Scavare nei sentimeni controversi è cosa difficile. Forse solo chi lo amava e conosceva a fondo avrebbe potuto farlo. Gena Rowland, una attrice e donna eccellente.

Was he being interviewed at the Cannon offices? That poster of Lou Ferrigno lololol

🙏💕 Awesome 🚀👓💕

Thanks Bro :-)

❤️

can anyone find out what camera this interview was shot on? or a comparable camera with this same feel?

i love how he says bullshit after yelling cut :)

Menahem Golan was the man.

He reminds me a bit of sid Cesar

Dirty Dozen and Rosemary's Baby brought me here.

"Wet the horses". 😄

I need subtitles in spanish. Help!

B R A V O

8:43

Man as his WORK????

Most people laugh at just the word, Ketchup. HA!!!

Must be from 86/87.

i thought he acted very naturally, unaffected

4:05 he screwed up the interpretation of the word philosophy - it is philos (love) and sophia (wisdom).