Husbands : a comedy about life and death and freedom / Columbia ; Al Ruban and Sam Shaw present ; written and directed by John Cassavetes ; producer, Al Ruban.
Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, Jenny Lee Wright, Noelle Kao. Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1970. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: audio commentary from 2009 featuring critic Marshall Fine ; new interviews with producer Al Ruban and actor Jenny Runacre ; new video essay featuring audio recordings of John Cassavetes in his own words exploring the actor-director's spirited approach to acting ; "The story of 'Husbands'--a tribute to John Cassavetes (2009)" a half-hour program featuring Ruban, actor Ben Gazzara, and cinematographer Victor J. Kemper ; episode of The Dick Cavett show from 1970 featuring Cassavetes, Garzzara, and actor Peter Falk ; an essay by filmmaker Andrew Bujalski.
Summary:
A trio of middle-aged Long Island family men who, following the sudden death of their best friend, channel their grief into an epic, multiday bender that takes them from Manhattan to London in a desperate, debauched quest to feel alive. By turns painfully funny and woundingly perceptive, this self-described "comedy about life, death, and freedom" stands as perhaps the most fearless, harrowingly honest deconstruction of American manhood ever committed to film.
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