Minnie and Moskowitz
Directed by John Cassavetes
Written by John Cassavetes
1971/US
IMDb page
First viewing/Netflix rental
Minnie Moore: Seymour likes cars. He’s very happy with cars.
A romantic comedy from John Cassavetes? Who’d have thought it? And it’s amusing too!
Minnie Moore (Gena Rowlands) works as a curator at an art museum. Her relationship with abusive married man Jim (Cassavetes, uncredited) is not satisfying and ultimately falls completely apart.
After Seymour moves to New York for a new start, he gets work as a parking lot attendant. He is the epitome of a free spirit with a kind heart. When Seymour encounters the beautiful Minnie by chance, it’s love at first sight for him. It’s not as easy for her to get with the program. With Timothy Cary as a bum.
Well, another comedy to break up all the soul searching in 1971! And by John Cassavetes no less. This is another of the “odd couplings” I’ve watched in 71 and like Harold and Maude and Henry and Henrietta, Minnie and Moscowitz were made for each other. This was done in Cassavetes customary improvisational style and there were times I wished I had sub-titles but it was really worth sticking with. Recommended.
