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Husbands

Ben Gazzara and Peter Falk
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Overview

John Cassavetes continues to delve the depths of the human condition with this story of three men who embark on a journey to cope with the death of their best friend. Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk of COLUMBO), and Gus (Cassavetes) gather together to pay their respects and decide, on a whim, to travel to London to get away from the pressures of work and family. Upon arriving, they gamble and bring three call girls back to their hotel room; these actions unwittingly present them with individual life issues with which to contend. As usual with Cassavetes's films, there is no traditional narrative; rather, there is a series of seemingly insignificant exchanges that need to be processed moment to moment for the film to deliver its greatest impact. Superficially a comedy, HUSBANDS contains enough serious questions to keep it dramatic, making for a hysterical, challenging, and enlightening work. Collaborators Cassavetes, Gazzara, and Falk interact with an honesty enhanced by their being friends in real life, which allows their characters to emerge with truths inherent to these relationships.

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Main Cast & Crew:
John Cassavetes - Director
Ben Gazzara
Peter Falk
John Cassavetes
Jenny Runacre
Jenny Lee Wright
Noelle Kao
John Kullers
Meta Shaw
Leola Harlow
Delores Delmar

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 715515246019
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
  • Release Date: May 2020

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
From maverick director John Cassavetes comes this humorous story of three New York husbands who lose their best friend. Depressed and confused, they decide to fly to London on a whim to try to recapture the freedom of their youth. In between, they talk, argue and laugh, living a life on screen as if in real time, in the trademark Cassavetes style that is unorthodox yet engrossing. The cast is comprised of real-life friends and artistic collaborators Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, and Cassavetes himself.

Reviews:
"[A] rollercoaster ride of male bonding, starring Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, and the director himself..." - 07/01/2009 Film Comment


"A melancholy mood piece about the perils of trying to return to adolescence....The film indelibly captures the hollow feeling that ensues when drinking, partying, and hanging out stop being fun and become a grueling endurance test." -- Grade: B+ - 08/19/2009 A.V. Club


3 stars out of 5 -- "[N]otable for its raw performances..." - 11/01/2012 Total Film

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