His films are sparse, brilliantly detailed and consistently amazing just like Kubrick. But he incorporates the same kind of emphasis on humanity and performance that Cassavetes’ films have.
Thoughts?
Posted May 20, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC
Interesting, I could see that. However, I think PTA is a lot more script oriented than Cassavetes was
From what I've read/heard I thought Cassavetes was actually very script oriented but his films feel so authentic that most people assume it's heavy improv and that sort of thing. Maybe his first couple films were more loose script wise but I think AWUTI and Love Streams etc. were very much script oriented.
Yes, Cassavetes’ films did incorporate improv but they were by and large script oriented.
Don’t forget Robert Altman, whom he idolized.
I would go as far to say there is a huge Johnathan Demme influence as well. His use of close ups and first person POV scream Demme.
Altman + Kubrick
I love Cassavetes but I don’t think PTA is his love child.
I can see the similarities but I don’t think even PTA knows the kind of legacy he’s leaving behind. He is godsend. Imagine living in a world without PTA. We’re really lucky to be alive now.
my favorite living American filmmaker.
Sorry a little off topic, but seeing as to how you have good taste, may I ask, who’s your favourite living non-American filmmaker? Quite curious!
Hard to choose one, but I'd say its Hirokazu Koreeda followed by Asghar Farhadi, the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, and Cristian Mungiu.