FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE John Cassavetes - Minnie And Moskowitz 

"They make you believe in romance and love" - Minnie is angry at all the things her films have been trying to fake. She explains to her friend Florence that there would simply be no Clark_Gables in the real world. Minnie hates movies for that! Seymour Moskowitz is a parking attendant with an impressive moustache. He wears shoulder-length hair. His mother explains that Seymour is not Einstein. Not very smart and not handsome either. Just a parking attendant. But then it happens! Love develops between Minnie Moore and Seymour Moskowitz. Seymour even believes he can improve his life and maybe hire in a bigger car park. Minnie had a dream about Seymour. From his face. Seymour is not very eloquent. Basically, he only talks about three things: Money, food and cars. So Minnie tells her mother; cars are very important for Seymour. The mother nods in distress. So it is so that love triumphs here over the usual prevailing conditions! That's what John Cassavetes' comedy is about. And how many of us have never married the person they loved most! Cassavetes film takes the side of unconditional love. Minnie and Moskowitz meant something new to Cassavetes. Not a perfect exercise in style (the form above all!), but a romantic comedy. But as always, he gives the actors room to show their art. Hardly any other director loves actors as much as John Cassavetes (who also made many great appearances as an actor himself). He lets them do it, takes the risk of holding back for once. He trusts them! Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel as Minnie and Moskowitz - they are simply wonderful! Nice and touching!