Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | Directed by John Cassavettes
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Title: Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Genre: Romantic Comedy-Drama
Plot Synopsis:
Minnie Moore, a museum curator in Los Angeles, becomes disillusioned with love after a series of failed relationships. Her outlook changes when she meets Seymour Moskowitz, an eccentric and unkempt parking lot attendant. Despite their contrasting personalities and backgrounds, an unexpected romance develops between them, challenging their perceptions of love and companionship.
Cast and Crew:
- Director: John Cassavetes
- Writer: John Cassavetes
- Cast:
- Gena Rowlands as Minnie Moore
- Seymour Cassel as Seymour Moskowitz
- Val Avery as Zelmo Swift
- Timothy Carey as Morgan Morgan
- Katherine Cassavetes as Sheba Moskowitz
YouTube Trailer:
Minnie and Moskowitz | Trailer
IMDb Link:
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Reviews from Letterboxd:
- gal pacino – ★★★★☆
“You know I think that movies are a conspiracy? I mean it. I mean it. They are actually a conspiracy. Because they set you up. They set you up from the time you’re a little kid. They set you up to believe in everything. They set you up to believe in ideals and strength and good guys and romance and of course love. Love. So you believe it. Right? You go out. You start looking. Doesn’t happen. You keep looking. You get a job and you spend a lot of time fixing up things. Your apartment and jazz and you learn how to be feminine. You know, quotes: feminine. You learn how to cook. But there’s no Charles Boyer in my life. I never even met a Charles Boyer. I never met Clark Gable. I never met Humphrey Bogart. I mean, they don’t exist. That’s the truth. But the movies set you up. They set you up and no matter how bright you are, you believe it.” - sydney – ★★★★☆
“I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen. I think this is the most romantic movie I’ve ever seen.” - josh lewis – ★★★★☆
“Cassavetes’ take on the screwball rom-com is as unhinged and emotionally raw as you’d expect. A film about the way movies and men have conditioned women to expect a certain kind of love and how that fantasy is shattered by the reality of the men who actually exist. Seymour Cassel’s Moskowitz is a man who is both of those things at once; a romantic who is also a violent, impulsive, selfish, childish asshole. The film is about the way he and Gena Rowlands’ Minnie, a woman who has been hurt and disappointed by men her whole life, find each other and try to make it work. It’s messy and painful and beautiful and true.”
Meta Description:
“Minnie and Moskowitz” (1971) is a romantic comedy-drama directed by John Cassavetes, exploring the unconventional relationship between a disillusioned museum curator and an eccentric parking lot attendant in Los Angeles.