Love Streams

"She loved too much. He didn't love anyone. One fine day, their paths met."

1984 2h 21m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 153

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Synopsis

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Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

“She loved too much. He didn't love anyone. One fine day, their paths met.”

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Cast

Gena Rowlands
Sarah Lawson
John Cassavetes
Robert Harmon
Diahnne Abbott
Susan
Seymour Cassel
Jack Lawson
Margaret Abbott
Margarita
Jakob Shaw
Albie Swanson
Michele Conaway
Agnes Swanson
Eddy Donno
Stepfather (Swanson)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Cassavetes
Writers: Ted Allan, John Cassavetes
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Cassavetes, shot by Al Ruban. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bo Harwood. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George C. Villaseñor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes and Diahnne Abbott carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She loved too much. He didn't love anyone. One fine day, their paths met.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Cassavetes directs. Al Ruban behind the camera. Bo Harwood scores. George C. Villaseñor cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
3Directed by John Cassavetes, shot by Al Ruban. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bo Harwood. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor George C. Villaseñor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes and Diahnne Abbott carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She loved too much. He didn't love anyone. One fine day, their paths met.".
8IMDB entry: tt0087644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Al Ruban
Original score: Bo Harwood
Editing: George C. Villaseñor
Production design: Phedon Papamichael
Costume design: Lydia Manderson
Makeup / hair: Cheri Greenwood
Stunt coordinator: Eddy Donno
Runtime: 141 min · 2h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Love Streams (1984)

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talisencrw2016-01-15
★ 9/10
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...

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