Seymour Cassel
Series
Criterion collection volume 157
Language
English
Description
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal, had left them long ago, but now returns to make things right with his family.
2) Love streams
Series
Criterion collection volume 721
Language
English
Description
Two closely bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
3) Shadows
Series
Language
English
Description
The story of an interracial romance and the obstacles it puts on family relationships. When appearing on Jean Shepherd's radio program Night People, Cassevetes mentioned the improvisation work he had done with his acting class, and asked for funding to film it. When listeners actually sent in money, he worked up a script based on the classwork, and with additional funding filmed his story of three siblings, two of whom can pass as white.
Series
Criterion collection volume 254
Language
English
Description
A small-time Los Angeles night club owner falls for a lavish invitation to gamble at a private club.
5) Faces
Series
Language
English
Description
Powerful story of the dissintegration of a marriage of a captain of industry and his wife.
6) Rushmore
Series
Criterion collection volume 65
Language
English
Description
Max Fischer, a tenth-grader at Rushmore Academy, is involved in too many extra-curricular activities, and, as he tries to avoid getting expelled because of his grades, Max befriends a first-grade teacher, whom he falls in love with, and a melancholy, self-made millionaire.
7) Love streams
Series
Criterion collection volume 721
Language
English
Description
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.
Series
Criterion collection volume 250-256
Language
English
Description
"Shadows": Explores interracial friendships and relationships in the 1950's Beat-era New York City. "Faces": Richard and Maria are attempting to escape the anguish of their dissolving marriage by falling in the arms of others. "A woman under the influence": Mabel, is loved by her husband Nick, but her madness proves to be a problem in their marriage. "The killing of a Chinese bookie": To clear his debt, a strip club owner grapples with his own conscience...