Faces
Faces is a 1968 American tragedy film written, produced, and directed by John Cassavetes—his fourth directorial work. It depicts, shot in cinéma vérité-style, the final stages of the disintegrating marriage of a middle-aged couple, played by John Marley and newcomer Lynn Carlin. Cassavetes regulars Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, and Val Avery also star.
Plot
Richard Forst is the middle-aged chairman of the board of a finance corporation. After a meeting about potentially funding a film project, he and his coworker and friend Freddie go to a bar, where they meet some women and go home with Jeannie Rapp, a prostitute. The trio laugh and dance, until Freddie, sensing that Jeannie likes Richard more than him, breaks the mood by asking Jeannie how much she charges. An uncomfortable interaction follows, and Freddie leaves. Richard leaves shortly thereafter, but not before sharing a kiss with Jeannie.
More details
author | John Cassavetes |
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director | John Cassavetes |
editor | Al Ruban Maurice McEndree |
events | prostitution |
genre | drama |
keywords | attempted suicide cheat entertain film project home alone jump laugh married meet morning peter piper sleeping pill social norms suicide attempt whisky a go go young man |
musicBy | Jack Ackerman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
producer | John Cassavetes Maurice McEndree |
publisher | Walter Reade |
recordedAt | Los Angeles |
theme | cinéma vérité independent |