Comments on: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE d: John Cassavetes

By: jim jarmusch

jim jarmusch — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:42:06 +0000

oh….ok…peace…

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:51:00 +0000

Not that I want to take credit away from others, but I believe s/he was calling *my* review “horribly narrow-minded and simplistic” — not your comment.

By: jim jarmusch

jim jarmusch — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:36:32 +0000

i wanst talking too much about the film…just how the guy made cheap shots against spielberg…which im not a huge fan….but i see shindlers with good eye….the acting is way more groundbased and realistic than those of cassavettes….cassavettes puts people in the cathegory of “laughing out loud”..which feels like a random idea of reality….but that doesnt means we gotta “hate” the guy just beacuse its “commercial”…some of the biggest films in movie hystory are made of big budget….thats what im trying to say….anyway i think both directors tend to go to extreme with their own personal styles…which is hugely cheap too….so…

By: L.W. Hodge

L.W. Hodge — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:03:40 +0000

This is a horribly narrow-minded and simplistic interpretation of this film which is easily among the greatest works in all of American cinema. Your loss.

By: jim jarmusch

jim jarmusch — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:52:15 +0000

i think shindlers list is superior to any work that cassavetes has released…why?….better acting…better camera work…better story…YES…better use of music…better despiction of human nature…amazing images all over the place…and althrough many people find spielberg “too light”…well my friend: shindlers list is an exercise of light and shadow….thing cassavetes coulnt handle in his movies…plus steve presents shindlers list as the whole package: the hystory of cinema via his very personal point of view…it has bergman,italian neo 50’s & silent film elements from such titans as pabst and even elements of david lean…he didnt just copy them..but he was overwhelmed & inspired by such works of art that he made one by himself…its remarcable..its a story told tenderly but with an emotional raw power & perfect pitch fluid images that even cassavetes could never have achieved even if he could get a huge budget to shot one of his films…cause shindler has brutal scenes, brutal use of deaths..but most of all..social terror & intimal relationships…(BUT not on the cheese level as color purple or amistad or the exesive cheese laughs on some cassavetes films)….the material…too huge & complicated…thats too much juice for cassavetes….as exelent as john could be at times…he was more lazy than people think..and most of “artistic people” cant see that….im more of a fan on underground films…jim jarmusch films & bergman’s & some of cassavetes are among my favs…but shindler stands out as the cornerstone of the 90’s filmmaking….most of the work of spielberg seems to be trash..but no sir..this one passed the test of time & reached top quality filmmaking…i admit it….even being such a underground freak…and amen for this talented jew…(well..sometimes not…indy 4 was ajoke even for commercial audiences)…..my regards…waiting for a response