Word: costar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...convenient to speak of Husbands as Cassavetes' film, since he is its author as well as director and costar. The contributions made by Peter Falk and Ben Gazzara, though, must have been enormous. Cassavetes works in a very personal, freewheeling style that draws heavily on the inspiration of his actors. The performers are so supremely good in their roles that they wipe out any distinction between the actor and the character. The virtuoso feat may be unnoticed by audiences who prefer to assume that the three are merely playing themselves...
...arrives and takes off where he pleases, an almost fictional figure even to his countrymen. But late next month he is scheduled to land in Paris to appear with Elly Stone in a special for French television. It is one appearance he looks forward to-in contrast to his costar. "Brel is the master," she says. "I'm scared...