Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
It's the Dogs Picture: Posthuman Families and John Cassavete Love Streams
Department
English Department
College
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Date Range
2012-2013
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
During the early stages of the production of his final film, Love Streams, director/actor John Cassavetes cryptically remarked it the dog’s picture. This idea is borne out in the closing scene that signals Cassavetes farewell to the audience. In the scene, we see a man who appears to change into a dog. I want to read that moment in the film as a reflection about the uncertainty and ambivalence of adult sibling relationships in a posthuman family.
Conference Name
ASLE Tenth Biennial Conference
Conference Location
Lawrence, Kansas
ScholarWorks Citation
Bruni, John, "It's the Dogs Picture: Posthuman Families and John Cassavete Love Streams" (2013). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 1254.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/1254
