Entitled Woman Under Influence Thinks She Is Above The Law | Body Cam USA

John Cassavetes took acting jobs he hated to finance films he loved. The Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby, The Fury—paychecks that funded his independent features. His first film, Shadows, cost $40,000 and was shot with natural light on New York streets with a mostly non-professional cast. No studio would touch it, so Cassavetes became his own studio. Every film after was made the same way: earn money acting, spend it directing. Cassavetes made ten films with his wife Gena Rowlands, including A Woma

51 years ago, John Cassavetes’ “A Woman Under The Influence” (1974) premiered at the New York Film Festival, USA. | History of Cinema