Love Streams (1984)
Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
- John Cassavetes
- Randy Carter
- Helen Caldwell
- Ted Allan
- John Cassavetes
Rating: 7.2/10 by 129 users
Alternative Title:
迷雾狂情 - CN
爱的溪流 - CN
사랑의 행로 - KR
ラヴ・ストリームス - JP
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
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Runtime: 02 hour 21 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: sibling relationship, based on play or musical, writer, las vegas, divorce, alcoholic
It was wonderful seeing John Cassavetes and wife Gena Rowlands play brother and sister, each with serious sanity issues, in 'Love Streams' (I had only previously seen them together in the stellar 'Opening Night', my favourite Cassavetes film), from a script he co-wrote with the author of the 1980 stage play, Ted Allan (Cassavetes' character, Robert Harmon, was originally played by Jon Voight on stage). While his earliest film, 'Shadows', is least pleasing to me simply because I don't feel his cast there was of the quality necessary to handle that large degree of spontaneity and improvisation, by two decades later, he had refined (and perhaps perfected) his approach, and it's a great day for the two stars as well as stock company mainstay Seymour Cassel, who's always a treat to see. I strongly urge that if you have a sibling you love but currently have problems relating with, to take the time, watch the film with them, and learn something about yourself. This is probably the finest moment of Golan-Globus Films as well...
