Product: Shadows [VHS] (1959)
Rating: 4.0
REBELS WITH A CAUSE
If you love movies, you have to be curious. I'm well aware that it's not possible, even for the most resistant among us, to see, let's say, the whole american production of the year. So how could we find the time to admire the european, asiatic, african or south american movies presented each year ? Oh yes ! I forgot one thing. Most of us have a 50 hours working week to digest... How but how to make the right choice ? I'm pretty sure that everybody has his own answer to this question. Personally, I choose the movies I see by the name of the director. Because I'm convinced that the only movies that'll pass the test of time will be the movies shot by authors-directors.John Cassavetes was one of these authors-directors and his movies are already classics. A few weeks ago, Pioneer has presented SHADOWS, the first movie of John Cassavetes, in the DVD standard. Shot in black and white, with unknown actors, in the streets of New-York, SHADOWS is a magistral first movie. An improvisation if we have to believe the final credits.SHADOWS is the kind of movie which is going to make you love cinema once again and forget all the trashy images you have swallowed this year. It's not perfect but John Cassavetes was a movie lover and that's the only thing that matters. He was honest and he deserves respect.A scene access and a two pages essay as sole bonus features. Sound and images are below average but I don't care. I'm curious.A DVD dedicated to the independent ones.