Complete John Cassavetes Retrospective to Screen in Sydney and Melbourne

A complete retrospective of the independent maverick’s films to screen from 29 August to 14 November in Sydney and Melbourne.

Classic, Lido & Ritz Cinemas are exploring the career of American maverick and provocateur John Cassavetes with a complete retrospective of his directorial features, from his breakthrough Shadows through to his final film Big Trouble.

Cassavetes’ films were hugely collaborative, emphasising the actor’s role in exploring difficult characters and “small feelings” often ignored by the studio system. Created outside of this system, his films ultimately defined the idea of the independent film and expanded the possibilities of the medium.

This is the first time all of Cassavetes’ films have been exhibited together in Australia.

Every Thursday at 7pm from August 29 to November 14. Tickets are on sale now.

FILM PROGRAM
Thursday 29 August, 7pm: Shadows (1959)
Thursday 5 September, 7pm: Too Late Blues (1961)
Thursday 12 September, 7pm: A Child is Waiting (1963)
Thursday 19 September, 7pm: Faces (1968)*
Thursday 26 September, 7pm: Husbands (1970)
Thursday 3 October, 7pm: Minnie & Moskowitz (1971)
Thursday 10 October, 7pm: A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Thursday 17 October, 7pm: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)**
Thursday 24 October, 7pm: Opening Night (1977)
Thursday 31 October, 7pm: Gloria (1980)
Thursday 7 November, 7pm: Love Streams (1984)
Thursday 14 November, 7pm: Big Trouble (1986)