Love Streams (1984)

Love Streams: Directed by John Cassavetes. With Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Diahnne Abbott, Seymour Cassel. Two closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart.

“This is a late great work of a master director. It is one of the most original films I have ever seen, though Cassavetes work was mostly improvised and so always had a spontaneous and creative feel. Love Streams is so good because it is the work of a highly creative mind at the height of his talents. It is haunting in its depiction of an unusual brother and sister and their love for each other and for family (in the case of the sister played by the great Gena Rowlands in a beautiful, though at times scary, performance.) More than anything it is a study of the meaning of love itself. The look of the film and the editing alone make this one worth watching.”