Institute History
Description
Paul Mazursky’s vision of a marriage on the rocks is far more luxurious, far less threatening than Cassavetes’s, but his brilliant casting of John and Gena gives the fascinating effect that Marianne Moore once described as the object of poetry: “real frogs in imaginary gardens.” To switch metaphors midparagraph: the film is like a charming mask worn by someone with disturbing eyes. Mazursky creates a tension between the mask (the script and the setting) and the eyes (the Cassaveteses) that’s evocative, playful, and even, at times, mysterious.
— Tony Safford
Screening Details
Credits
As you use our Online Archives, please understand that the information presented from Festivals, Labs, and other activities is taken directly from official publications from each year. While this information is limited and doesn't necessarily represent the full list of participants (e.g. actors and crew), it is the list given to us by the main film/play/project contact at the time, based on the space restrictions of our publications. Each entry in the Online Archives is meant as a historical record of a particular film, play, or project at the time of its involvement with Sundance Institute. For this reason, we can only amend an entry if a name is misspelled, or if the entry does not correctly reflect the original publication.
If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected]