performance ever captured on film. But it was the independent mindstate and the hatred Cassavetes had for the film industry that really made him one of the most important directors of his time. Cassavetes showed that with willing and talented actors and the guts and sometimes, downright masochism involved in raising money to finance a film, one could make the film they wanted without studio interferences. Cassavetes often took acting roles in big budget movies that he would have never otherwise taken if he didn’t need the money to finance his own films. His most famous role is in “Rosemary’s Baby” with Mia Farrow where he shows what a great actor, as well as director he was.
Alan McGee is a freelance writer from MN.
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