Directed by:
Charles KiselyakScreenplay:
Charles KiselyakCast:
Ben Gazzara, Carol Kane, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Lynn Carlin, Sean Penn, Lelia Goldoni, Seymour Cassel, Jon Voight, Peter Falk, John A. Gallagher (more)Plots(1)
Charles Kiselyak’s A Constant Forge — The Life and Art of John Cassavetes is a detailed journey through the career of one of film’s greatest pioneers and iconoclasts. Assembled from candid interviews with Cassavetes’ collaborators and friends, rare photographs, archival footage, and the director’s own words, the film paints a revealing portrait of a man whose fierce love, courage, and dedication changed the face of cinema forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ben Gazzara
USA
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Dogville (2003)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Carol Kane
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Gena Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
John Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Lynn Carlin
USA
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Taking Off (1971)
Faces (1968)
Sean Penn
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Persepolis (2007)
Lelia Goldoni
USA
Best movies:
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Shadows (1959)
Seymour Cassel
USA
Best movies:
In the Soup (1992)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Faces (1968)
Jon Voight
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Coming Home (1978)
Peter Falk
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Val Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Bo Harwood
USA
Al Ruban
Best movies:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Love Streams (1984)
Coogan's Bluff (1968)