The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Rainaloki 2021 (66 movies items)

"23.8."

Elokuvat 2021 (271 movies items)

"17.3 Yhdysvallat/Cassavetes 1976 versio Totta puhuen Cassavetesin flirttailu noirin kanssa meni vähän ohi. Teksityksetön, pitkähkö versio oli haastavaa seurattavaa. Ben Gazzaran päähenkilö on oiva, syvä luonnetutkielma tuhoontuomitusta miehestä sätkimässä amerikkalaisen ''unelman'' verkoissa. Gazzara on elokuvassa, tarkoituksellakin, harmillisen yksin. Cassavetelainen ensemble-riffailu loistaa poissaolollaan. Saamme vain tämän yhden surullisen miehen. ''Toimintakohtauksissa'' elo"

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"The ever-widening moral and societal implications of the seemingly simple conceits that John Cassavetes’s narratives rotate on are hardwired into the physical and conversational liberation of his performers. The tremendous emotions summoned are rarely confronted directly, but are elicited through the wild-eyed, strikingly instinctive imagery. In The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, there’s a great cut between Cosmo (Ben Gazzara) being approached by gangsters and the planning of the titular crime"

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"Rating LIF: 7,46 "

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"November 14th Directed by: John Cassavetes"

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" Notes: To be honest, it has been ages since I have seen this movie and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Sometimes, when you check this list, you really wonder how and why some movies ended up in this list and this feature might seem like another odd choice. Indeed, John Cassavetes was never a mainstream director and this movie was definitely one of his more obscure directing efforts. And, yet, in this case, I still think that his movie has actually a legitimate spot. First of al"

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" 1976 Directed By John Cassavetes Starring Ben Gazzara / Timothy Carey / Seymour Cassel and featuring Azizi Johari as Rachel My Rating : 3.0 for Magnificent "

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" Rating iMDB: My Rating: Director: Actors: Genre: The Plot:"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, it has been ages since I have seen this movie and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Sometimes, when you check this list, you really wonder how and why some movies ended up in this list and this feature might seem like another odd choice. Indeed, John Cassavetes was never a mainstream director and this movie was definitely one of his more obscure directing efforts. And, yet, in this case, I still think that his movie has actually a legitimate spot. First of al"

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"DVD - Wednesday 16.03.16"