A rough and gritty film, this is the second of their three collaborations, following Husbands and preceding Opening Night. The film seemed to use the borders of the camera to great effect, such as hiding the upper body of a dancer until she steps down to Ben Gazzara's level, or having his entourage of girls drift off camera away from him, or the titular killing scene. Stephen E Super Reviewer. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976; John Cassavetes) GRADE: B-By Daniel Barnes. "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" is the second film in my retrospective of John Cassavetes filmography, the first being his debut "Shadows". A small group of Wiseguys send Demetri on a no way out suicide hit in exchange to wipe his debt clean by killing a ruthless Yakuza in Tampa called the Japanese Bookie. Return to Bylines I wonder which version I should watch, and if anybody knows which version Cassavetes considered to be the "correct" edit. At the same time, he took seriously his responsibilities as a form-giving artist, starting with a careful script (however improvised in appearance). The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by John Cassavetes and starring Ben Gazzara. This set skips both and resumes the Cassavetes story with three films about unhinged lives that find the director working at the height of his powers: A Woman Under The Influence (1974), The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976), and Opening Night (1977). 'The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie' is one of the most interesting and original movies I've ever seen. Navy Seal Demetri Papadapoulis (Rokki James) is a proud strip club owner who gets in over his head on a $235,000 poker debt with the local River Gambling Cruise. I'm not a film student, there's probably a lot more, but I noticed it and thought it was interesting. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] A rough and gritty film, this is the second of their three collaborations, following Husbands and preceding Opening Night . Check out the exclusive TVGuide.com movie review and see our movie rating for The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie. Like most of John Cassavetes’ movies, his meditative 1976 crime film The Killing of a Chinese Bookie opens on what appears to be a random moment. Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Morgan Woodward, Meade Roberts, and Azizi Johari appear in supporting roles. That The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie may be his very best film is all the explanation needed for its lack of popularity in a deliterate age. "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" is hard to get into at first due to its detached, abstract style, but if you stick with it, you'll find yourself really involved. Probably a masterpiece, but a very different film; the theatrical version has a loosely constructed plot with all the pieces for a masterpiece present, just not connected properly. The puzzle is finished with the director's cut, which has even more of a Scorsese-feel to it. The film stars Ben Gazzara as Cosmo Vittelli a strip club owner whose gambling addiction leaves him in hot water with the mob. دانلود فیلم The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976 ، دانلود فیلم و سریال با لینک مسقیم یک مالک کلوپ مغرور و پرادعا به خاطر قمار کردن اعتیادگونه‌اش، در مخمسه قرار می‌گیرد و وادار به دزدی می‌شود. However, if Scorsese had directed The Killing of a Chinese Bookie we'd have a much different film. When he can't come up with the money, they make him an offer: Gazzara can clear the debt by killing a. Chinese bookie, Hugh, who is causing the club owners some woes. The duration of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is 2.25 hours. The Killing of A Chinese Bookie is his most challenging film,but also a very complex and rewarding film.It has some short comings,because it must have been hard to make with such a small budget.There are definitely moments that suggest John cassavetes in full form,so all things considered I think everybody into filmmaking or just viewing should go out and rent it. The film stars Ben Gazzara as Cosmo Vittelli a strip club owner whose gambling addiction leaves him in hot water with the mob. I would include it with movies such as 'Blow Up', 'Performance' and 'Eraserhead', which may not have much to do with each other on the surface, but are what I would call puzzlers. In John Cassavetes’s personal cinema, the director was always trying to break away from the formulas of Hollywood narrative, in order to uncover some fugitive truth about the way people behave. One of John Cassavetes' most accessible films, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie offers a unique, noirish and naturalistic take on the sleazy criminal milieu based around Sunset Strip. "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" is the second film in my retrospective of John Cassavetes filmography, the first being his debut "Shadows".