Zoe Cassavetes

Directing

Zoe Cassavetes

Born

1970-06-29 (56)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

20 titles

Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes (born June 29, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is best known for her 2007 film Broken English. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marie Guillard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Noises Off... poster
7.2

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere.

Noises Off...

1992

The Thing Called Love poster
6.1

A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.

The Thing Called Love

1993

Minnie and Moskowitz poster
6.7

Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971

Hi Octane poster
8.3

Short-lived 4-episode Comedy Central TV show created by and starring Sofia Coppola, co-starring Zoe Cassavetes, and featuring Thurston Moore, as well as many celebrity guests

Hi Octane

1994

Ted & Venus poster
4.5

Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes when a bikini-clad beauty named Linda strolls by him. Instantly, Ted believes he's found his "Venus" and becomes obsessed with Linda. He tries to woo her with poetry, obscene phone calls and romantic overtures, all to disastrous effect.

Ted & Venus

1991

Broken English poster
5.9

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.

Broken English

2007

Film credits

2000s · 2 titles

1990s · 5 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Broken English poster
5.9

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.

Broken English

2007

Broken English poster
5.9

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.

Broken English

2007

Day Out of Days poster
4.3

In Los Angeles, a 40-year-old actress works to make it in the cutthroat business of Hollywood while contending with ever-youthful competition.

Day Out of Days

2015

Day Out of Days poster
4.3

In Los Angeles, a 40-year-old actress works to make it in the cutthroat business of Hollywood while contending with ever-youthful competition.

Day Out of Days

2015

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology poster
7.3

The Beastie Boys are among the most influential groups of the last two decades. As their music has opened hip-hop to a wider audience and changed the parameters of its sound, their ambitious music videos have carried the medium to new levels of artistic expression. This groundbreaking two-disc anthology showcases eighteen videos containing alternate visual angles and multiple audio tracks. Loaded with never-before-seen footage and unreleased music tracks, this special edition also contains a trove of rare still photos and exclusive audio commentary by the band and the video directors.

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

2000

Samedi Soir poster
NR

Actress and director Zoe Cassavetes films cross-dressing, the desire to seduce, and pokes fun at her characters' taste for romantic games.

Samedi Soir

2009

Men Make Women Crazy Theory poster
4.5

What I wanted to explain in my movie was to show the pain that poeple go through when they are not sure of themselves in a relation. In this way, 'Men Make Women Crazy Theory' focuses on the pain of having to face a person whose love doesn't come up to what you have expected. - Zoe Cassavetes

Men Make Women Crazy Theory

2000

No artwork available
3.0

Two people stuck in a situation from which they can not escape.

Other Side of the Game

2014

Ciao L.A. poster
6.3

Three upcoming actors from the show "Sabotage" are interviewed on the hit Talk Show, "Ciao LA."

Ciao L.A.

1994

The Powder Room poster
2.7

An enchanting and dramatic short film set in London’s Claridges hotel. As its name suggests, the piece takes us into an ultra-feminine environment where gestures between women are traded in a ritual of opulent beauty.

The Powder Room

2012