inauthenticity

“Just Don’t Believe Truth” in John Cassavetes’ ‘Husbands’

“Just Don’t Believe Truth” in John Cassavetes’ ‘Husbands’

The pugnacious characters in Cassavetes' Husbands couch their inauthenticity in bullying. For them, anger is more authentic than placidity, rage more authentic than sadness, cruelty more authentic than kindness.