Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz is a film by John Cassavetes from the year 1971.

Action

Seymour Moskowitz, a parking attendant, leads a monotonous and lonely life in New York. To escape this, he borrows money and moved to Los Angeles. There he meets Minnie Moore, who works as a museum curator. Moskowitz saves her from the importunities of a disappointed suitor, by beating with this. He is fascinated by Minnie. However, it has just finished the unhappy relationship with her ​​married friend Jim and lost their faith in love. They initially reluctant Moskowitz's overtures, but over time they fascinated the direct and own way Moskowitz '. How to approach the two slowly, but the uncertainty Minnie and social differences between the two lead to conflicts, which reflect the couple, but until they come together at the end and decide to get married. This they share with their respective mothers. Moskowitz ' mother Sheba can not understand why a rich, beautiful and young woman as Minnie wants to marry a rascal as her son. At the wedding ceremony the priest forgets during the vow Minnie's name, which leads to general amusement. The final scene of the film shows Minnie and Moskowitz few years later, happily surrounded by her young children.

Production

The film was implemented by Cassavetes with the very small buget of less than one million dollars. Universal, who wanted to build with the film until just past the success of Easy Rider, shortened the film shortly after the publication of a scene at the beginning of the film to shorten the running time, which was a breach of contract with Cassavetes. On most DVD releases this scene is missing.

Awards

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film sees in the film " [ m] oreover, supported by a mischievous sense of humor and deep humanity" comedy ". " There were a in the " character and milieu drawing accurate love story ".

Trivia

The film is basically a family production. As with many of his projects played Cassavetes wife, Gena Rowlands, the main role. In addition, come here but, inter alia, his mother, Katherine Cassavetes, his brother David Rowlands and several children in the family on ( as extras ).

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