四十分鐘的紀(jì)錄片短片《走進(jìn)約翰·凱澤爾》(IKnewItWasYou:RediscoveringJohnCazale)于4月26日下午在美國馬薩諸塞州薩默維爾市影院放映。約翰·凱澤爾是意裔美國人,他的一生中只塑造過五個角色,但個個都被影迷們奉為經(jīng)典。在他出演電影之前,已經(jīng)憑舞臺劇《印第安人想要布朗克斯》(TheIndianWantstheBronx)贏得多項(xiàng)大獎。凱澤爾與阿爾·帕西諾是老朋友,所以在阿爾有機(jī)會出演弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉的《教父》時,凱澤爾也受邀出演片中的弗雷多。在《教父II》中他繼續(xù)扮演了這個人物,并成為他個人表演生涯中的一個最為知名的角色。1974年凱澤爾同吉恩·哈克曼及哈里森·福特合作了驚悚片《竊聽大陰謀》,在片中他扮演哈克曼的助手斯坦。此片也是科波拉執(zhí)導(dǎo)的。凱澤爾的第四個角色是在影片《熱天午后》中的銀行劫匪薩爾,此片為他贏得了當(dāng)年金球獎最佳男配角的提名。凱澤爾的最后一部電影《獵鹿人》是與梅麗爾·斯特里普合作的,影片拍攝時凱澤爾已經(jīng)身患癌癥。在拍攝過程中他與斯特里普相互吸引并訂婚。導(dǎo)演邁克爾·西米諾在得知凱澤爾的病情之后,決定把凱澤爾的戲分先拍完。后來劇組發(fā)現(xiàn)他得了骨癌,想讓他退出劇組時,斯特里普表示如果凱澤爾退出,她也將辭演。影片拍攝完成后不久凱澤爾即與世長辭。約翰·凱澤爾參演作品列表:《獵鹿人》(TheDeerHunter)(1978)《熱天午后》(DogDayAfternoon)(1975)《竊聽大陰謀》(TheConversation)(1974)《教父2》(TheGodfather:PartII)(1974)《教父》(TheGodfather)(1972)制作人動機(jī):很多影迷對《教父》電影中的明星都已耳熟能詳,然而提到扮演弗雷多的演員時,人們腦海中常常一片空白。這部紀(jì)錄片則詳細(xì)介紹了這位英年早逝的意大利裔明星:約翰·凱澤爾。Admiredbyactorsanddirectors,adoredbyfriendsandlovers,yetunknowntomostmovie-goers,thevenerablestageandscreenactorJohnCazaleappearedinsomeofthemosticonicfilmsofthe1970's-FrancisFordCoppola'sTheGodfather,TheGodfather:PartIIandTheConversation,SidneyLumet'sDogDayAfternoonandMichaelCimino'sTheDeerHunter.Thecritically-laudedfilmscollectivelyearned40Oscarnominations,including14forCazale'sco-stars,andrakedinmillionsattheboxoffice.In1978,justafterwrappingTheDeerHunter,Cazalediedtragicallyatage42andcinemawasrobbedofoneitsbrightest.InIKnewItWasYou,directorRichardShepardtalkswithCazale'sco-starsandfriends,AlPacino,MerylStreep,RobertDeNiro,FrancisFordCoppola,IsraelHorovitz,PhillipSeymorHoffman,SteveBuscemiandSamRockwell,andpaintsalovingtributetoatalenttakentoosoon.JohnCazale'sresumeasafilmactorisn'tlong,butit'sdistinguished.Cazaleappearedinfivefeaturefilms,andeachonereceivedanAcademyAwardnominationforBestPicture,whilethreeofthem--TheGodfather,TheGodfatherPartIIandTheDeerHunter--wonthecategory.AlPacino,whomadethreefilmswithCazale,consideredhimonehisfinestactingpartners,andmanyfilmbuffsciteCazaleasoneofthebestactorsofhisgeneration.ButCazalewasthirty-sevenyearsoldbeforemakinghisfilmdebutafterdistinguishinghimselfintheNewYorktheatercommunity,andshortlyaftercompletingworkonTheDeerHunter,cancerclaimedhislifeinthespringof1978.IKnewItWasYou:RediscoveringJohnCazaleisashortdocumentarycelebratingthelifeandartofCazale,featuringclipsfromhismemorableperformancesandinterviewswithfriends,colleaguesandfans,includingMerylStreep(whowasalsoCazale'swife),AlPacino,RobertDeNiro,GeneHackman,FrancisFordCoppola,SidneyLumet,SteveBuscemi,PhilipSeymourHoffmanandmanyothers.IKnewItWasYouwasanofficialselectionatthe2009SundanceFilmFestival.