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Faces is a 1968 American drama film written, produced, and directed by John Cassavetes. It is his fourth directorial work. The film, shot in cinéma vérité-style, depicts the final stages of the disintegrating marriage of a middle-aged couple, played by John Marley and newcomer Lynn Carlin.
Faces: Directed by John Cassavetes. With John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper. A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner.
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- Drama
- John Cassavetes
- 1968-10-17
Faces (1968) is a black-and-white film by John Cassavetes that depicts the breakdown of a marriage and the alienation of modern life. The film features raw and honest performances from its cast, including Cassavetes and his wife Gena Rowlands, and was nominated for three Oscars.
- Richard Forst
John Cassavetes' "Faces" is the sort of film that makes you want to grab people by the neck and drag them into the theater and shout: "Here!" It would be a triumphant shout. Year after year, we get a tide of bilge that passes for "the American way of life" in the movies. We know it isn't like that.
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard (John Marley) abruptly tells his wife, Maria (Lynn Carlin), that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman (Gena Rowlands), Maria enjoys a ...
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- John Cassavetes
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- John Marley
A classic American independent film by John Cassavetes about a middle-aged couple's divorce and their search for love and excitement. Watch the trailer, read the overview and user score, and find streaming options for Faces (1968).
Faces is a 1968 American drama film written, produced, and directed by John Cassavetes. It is his fourth directorial work. The film, shot in cinéma vérité-style, depicts the final stages of the disintegrating marriage of a middle-aged couple, played by John Marley and newcomer Lynn Carlin.
