John Cassavetes

John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American actor, screenwriter, and director. Cassavetes created an American form of cinéma vérité with his innovative camera use, bleak outlook, and emphasis on improvisation. Film critic Ray Carney called him "the father of American independent film".

Selected Filmography

• Shadows (1959)
• Too late blues (1961)
• A child is waiting (1963)
• The Killers (1964)
• Faces (1968)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• Husbands (1970)
• Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
• A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
• Opening Night (1977)
• Gloria (1980)
• The Haircut (1982)
• Tempest (1982)
• Love Streams (1984)
• Big Trouble (1986)