John Marley,
Gena Rowlands,
Lynn Carlin,
Seymour Cassel,
Frederick Draper
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Faces is right: this definitive John Cassavetes film consists almost exclusively of tight, uncomfortable close-ups. It takes place in the fourteenth year of the marriage of Richard (John Marley) and M... read more
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December 8, 2010John Cassavetes's style is the epitome of cool, even when focusing on raw and awkward subjects like adultery and suicide, he somehow makes it look good without passing judgement or glamorising it. Faces isn't meant to be comfortable viewing and at that it succeeds but it also won... read more
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January 14, 2008Amazing, Intense, Surreal.
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January 1, 2011This might be my fave John Cassavetes picture. "Faces" is a painful look at the breakdowns of marriage and the breakdown of how people connect and separate through embaressment, lost, and regret. John Marley plays a business exe, has everything in life except how to love. He tell... read more
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May 2, 2008An excellent piece of cinema. It has an almost documentary style which makes you feel as if you are eavesdropping on real people in real situations. This of course is down to the brilliant acting, which is so raw and powerful. Cassavetes style won't be for everyone, but it's wort... read more
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March 7, 2007Cassavetes created an interesting view from the men and women perspective of beginning, middle and end of a relationship.
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March 14, 2010OK, so he rolls around and cheats, then comes home to his wife and. . .she. . .I'm confused. Chet is one of the least charming characters I've seen in a while, too, but then again it was the '60s so his bizarre rhyming of "Florence" with insurance probably played better to a gan... read more
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December 20, 2009Very simply produced, but this is one powerful drama. Very well acted, especially by Semour Cassell and Lynn Carlin. It is not a feel good film by any means. Quite good, but John Cassavettes direction tends to be a little pretentious.
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August 31, 2009This movie is the standard upon which all reality-based film-making today should be compared to -- nothing comes close to it. It was s-o-o ahead of it's time. The lead women characters / actresses are stunningly beautiful and embody that classical Hollywood beauty of old. But wha... read more
Critic Reviews
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
February 26, 2004
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
John Marley and Lynn Carlin play the conflicted couple with a raw emotional reality that is uncomfortable to watch and impossible to forget. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Renata Adler, New York Times
The movie is very blunt and relentless, sometimes redundant, at moments nearly unintelligible, but the entire effect is as of a high-strung, very bright documentary about the way things are. Full Review
February 14, 2009
Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine
Cassavetes was interested in actors and their freak-show intensities, and their performances give his films a hyper-real quality. Full Review
January 9, 2009
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Cutting through cinematic fakery, Cassavetes scalps the marriage and its extended, often dysfunctional relationships Full Review
June 24, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Drags its realism along like an overblown drunk tooting his own horn. Full Review
August 30, 2006
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Though it is sometimes a tedious viewing experience, its improvisational and documentary techniques are rewarding. Full Review
July 3, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Cassavetes depicts marital problems with harsh, uncompromising realism and hand-held camera. The movie may be overlong and excessive, but it's always honest. . Full Review
June 10, 2005
Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
The second half is very good
April 3, 2003
Elspeth Haughton, Apollo Guide
More than one moviegoer has found Cassavetes' films far too bleak to sit through voluntarily. But others feel quite the opposite, as his insights are important and this film is skilfully made. Full Review
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