Faces
United States • 1968
Director
#252Criterion Collection →Synopsis
John Cassavetes puts a disintegrating marriage under the microscope in the searing FACES. Shot in high-contrast 16 mm black and white, the film follows the futile attempts of the captain of industry Richard (John Marley) and his wife, Maria (Lynn Carlin), to escape the anguish of their empty relationship in the arms of others. Featuring astonishingly nervy performances from Marley, Carlin, and Cassavetes regulars Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, FACES confronts modern alienation and the battle of the sexes with a brutal honesty and compassion rarely matched in cinema.
Synopsis
John Cassavetes puts a disintegrating marriage under the microscope in the searing FACES. Shot in high-contrast 16 mm black and white, the film follows the futile attempts of the captain of industry Richard (John Marley) and his wife, Maria (Lynn Carlin), to escape the anguish of their empty relationship in the arms of others. Featuring astonishingly nervy performances from Marley, Carlin, and Cassavetes regulars Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, FACES confronts modern alienation and the battle of the sexes with a brutal honesty and compassion rarely matched in cinema.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorJohn Cassavetes
WriterJohn Cassavetes
CinematographerAl Ruban, Maurice McEndree, Haskell Wexler
ComposerJack Ackerman
EditorJohn Cassavetes, Maurice McEndree, Al Ruban
ProducerJohn Cassavetes, Maurice McEndree
Cast
John Marleyas Richard Forst