Considered by many to be the father of independent film, John Cassavetes left behind a body of work which has become essential viewing for anyone interested in the art of narrative filmmaking. Peopled with average people, down-and-out types, and low-level criminals, his humanist vision is never flashy and always compassionate. This eight disc set collects five of these films, along with Charles Kiselyak's definitive documentary on Cassavetes, A CONSTANT FORGE (2000). SHADOWS (1959), FACES (1968), A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974), THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1978), and OPENING NIGHT (1977), are all presented here in definitive versions, from new transfers.

DVD Features:

8-Disc Set
Region [unknown]
Note: This Release Features A New High-Definition Transfer With Restored Image And Sound.
Box Set
Keep Case
Special Edition
Additional Products:
Booklet
Disc 1: SHADOWS
Dual Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Bonus Footage: 16MM Silent Footage Of John Cassavetes And Burt Lane's Acting Workshop
Interviews:
1. Lelia Goldoni - Actor
2. Seymour Cassel - Associate Producer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Still/Photos
Disc 2: FACES - Feature Film
Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Opening
Disc 3: FACES - Bonus Material
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scene - 17 Minutes Alternate Opening Sequence From Early Edit Of The Film
Shorts: CINEASTES DE NOTRE TEMPS (1968)
Documentary: MAKING FACES
Disc 4: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Bo Harwood - Sound Recordist and Composer, Mike Ferris - Camera Operator
Interviews: Michel Ciment, Michael Wilson - Film Historians
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Disc 5: THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE - 1976 Cut (135 minutes)
Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Disc 6: THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE - 1978 Cut (108 minutes)
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Audio Interview - John Cassavetes - Actor
Production Interviews: Ben Gazzara - Actor, Al Ruban - Producer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Disc 7: OPENING NIGHT
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Interviews:
1. Al Ruban - Director Of Photography
2. John Cassavetes
Disc 8: A CONSTANT FORGE
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Interviews:
1. Gena Rowlands - Actor
2. Ben Gazzara - Actor
3. Peter Falk - Actor
4. Seymour Cassel - Actor
5. Lelia Goldoni - Actor
6. Lynn Carlin - Actor
7. Al Ruban - Producer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Behind The Scenes Photos
Posters
Publicity Shots

Lelia Goldoni: American Actress
Anthony Ray: Actor/Son Of Nick Ray
John Marley: American Actor
Lynn Carlin: American actress
Gena Rowlands: Actress, GLORIA (1980), A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Seymour Cassel: American character actor
Peter Falk: American actor, COLUMBO
Ben Gazzara: American Actor

John Cassavetes: Avant-garde Filmmaker/Actor

"[O]ne of the most controversial creators of postwar cinema."