The supreme master John Cassavetes followed up his earth-shaking 1959 debut Shadows with this his first directorial effort for a major studio. Positioned somewhere between Cassavetes' ferocious independent productions and the Hollywood fare of the early 1960s Too Late Blues represents a glimpse at a road not taken neither by the director himself nor by mainstream American cinema in the era of the studio system's collapse - a parallel-universe of the movies that never came to pass... except in rare instances such as Too Late Blues. Legendary American singer Bobby... Darin (of Beyond the Sea fame) plays the leader of a jazz band whose peripatetic performances ultimately lead him to cross paths with a singer (Stella Stevens later of Jerry Lewis's The Nutty Professor) with whom he falls in love. Drama ensues when Darin's masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl and the film lurches towards its gripping conclusion. The critic Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote that Cassavetes' film is a portrait of the self-laceration and other forms of emotional brought about when a footloose jazz musician decides to sell out and go commercial that it has moments that are indelible and heartbreaking and that if you care a lot about Cassavetes you should definitely see this. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present John Cassavetes' Too Late Blues for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK. Special Features: Gorgeous 1080p transfer of the film on Blu-ray and progressive encode on the DVD More extras to be announced closer to release! 36- page booklet with a new essay and conversation vintage interview material rare archival imagery and more! [show more]
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John Cassavetes directs this drama starring Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens. John 'Ghost' Wakefield (Darin) is a blues musician who wants to leave his band and make it on his own. He is informed of a wealthy woman who considers it her duty to fund up-and-coming talent. As Ghost approaches Jess Polanski (Stevens) he realises that she wants him to do more than sing in order for her to back his career. Against all of his better judgement, Ghost falls in love with Jess and becomes extremely jealous when he finds out he's not the only one.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD/ region B Blu-ray and will require a region 2 or region free DVD/Blu-ray player in order to play. The supreme master John Cassavetes followed up his earth-shaking 1959 debut Shadows with this, his first directorial effort for a major studio. Positioned somewhere between Cassavetes' ferocious independent productions and the Hollywood fare of the early 1960s, Too Late Blues represents a glimpse at a road not taken neither by the director himself, nor by mainstream American cinema in the era of the studio system's collapse - a parallel-universe of the movies that never came to pass... except in rare instances such as Too Late Blues. Legendary American singer Bobby Darin (of "Beyond the Sea" fame) plays the leader of a jazz band whose peripatetic performances ultimately lead him to cross paths with a singer (Stella Stevens, later of Jerry Lewis's The Nutty Professor) with whom he falls in love. Drama ensues when Darin's masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl, and the film lurches towards its gripping conclusion. Actors: Bobby DarinDirectors: John CASSAVETESLanguage: EnglishSubtitles: EnglishSubtitles For The Hearing Impaired: EnglishRegion: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1Number of discs: 2
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