Dramas, Family Interaction, Betrayal, Self-Discovery, Deception, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema
Description
John Cassavetes, frustrated with Hollywood after his films TOO LATE BLUES and A CHILD IS WAITING were watered down and mutilated, revisits the low-budget terrain of 1959's SHADOWS in this powerful drama that continues to influence new generations of filmmakers. FACES documents the disintegration of the upper-middle-class marriage of a Los Angeles couple, Richard (John Marley) and Maria Forst (Lynn Carlin). When Richard confronts Maria about their deteriorating relationship, they each embark on a desperate quest to connect with another individual; for John, it is Jeannie Rapp (Gena Rowlands), a beautiful young call girl with whom he forms a genuine bond; Maria meets Chet (Seymour Cassel), a 24-year- old hustler. In a striking turn of events, Chet and Maria's meeting almost ends in disaster. FACES is unrelenting in its immediacy and brutal human interaction, as each character deals with their fragility and disappointment by lashing out at someone else. The film is regarded as the first American independent film to cross over to mainstream audiences; it was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Cassel) and Best Director.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.66 Audio: Dolby Digital 1.0 - English Additional Release Material: Alternate Scenes: Alternate Opening Sequence Featurette: CINEASTES DE NOTRE TEMPS - 1968 Documentary: 1. MAKING FACES - 2004 2. LIGHTING & SHOOTING THE FILM - 2004 Text/Photo Galleries: Additional Text: Essay - Stuart Klawans, Critic Disc 1: Disc 2:
Seen by many as the first indie film, this work of John Cassavetes is a remarkable look at people in the 1960's when all the gloss and sheen of the decade is removed. Underneath all that posturing... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
