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Faces is a 1968 American drama film written, produced, and directed by John Cassavetes. The cast includes John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, and Darlene Conley. Haskell Wexler served as the director of photography, with Phedon Papamichael as the production designer. The film is presented in black-and-white on 16 mm film and was filmed in Los Angeles. Its main subject is prostitution, with keywords including adultery, alcohol, and marriage crisis.
The movie was distributed by Netflix via video on demand and has been included in the National Film Registry. It received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Review scores include 7.3 out of 10 and 85 percent. The runtime is 130 minutes.
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Film · TMDB
7.1Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.
Cast
- John Marley as Richard Forst
- Gena Rowlands as Jeannie Rapp
- Lynn Carlin as Maria Forst
- Fred Draper as Freddie Draper
- Seymour Cassel as Chet
- Val Avery as Jim McCarthy
Themes
- adultery
- prostitute
- alcohol
- marriage crisis
- love
- divorce
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- art film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostitution
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Screenwriter
- John Cassavetes
- Cast member
- Val Avery
- Cinematographer
- Haskell Wexler
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 659257
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Faces (1968 poster - retouched).jpg
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 1968-01-01
- title
- Faces
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- production designer
- Phedon Papamichael
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film format
- 16 mm film
- review score
- 85%
- Commons category
- Faces (1968 film)
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