Faces /
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 relatio...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
[The Criterion Collection] : [Janus Films],
[1968]
©1968 |
| Edition: | [130 minute version] |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | First cut of film ran just under 240 minutes. After initial screening, film was cut down to 183 minutes and shown in Montreal. Film was shortened to 130 minutes and shown at the National Film Theatre in the U.K. per Films and filming, v. 14, no. 12, p. 8. A 220 minute version was shown in March 1968 to various audiences and the final 129 minute version was completed in August 1968 per Carney, R. American dreaming, p. 316. Some sources cited below give runningtimes from 127 to 130 minutes for the theatrical release. This version is probably the theatrical release version Originally produced in 1968 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white |
| Playing Time: | 02:10:15 |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Al Ruban ; editors, Al Ruban, Maurice McEndree |