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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.
Original Release
04/06/1968
US Release
11/24/1968
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Cast
Name | Character |
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John Marley | Richard Forst |
Gena Rowlands | Jeannie Rapp |
Lynn Carlin | Maria Forst |
Fred Draper | Freddie Draper |
Seymour Cassel | Chet |
Val Avery | Jim McCarthy |
Dorothy Gulliver | Florence |
Joanne Moore Jordan | Louise Draper |
Darlene Conley | Billy Mae |
Gene Darfler | Joe Jackson |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Marley | Richard Forst |
Gena Rowlands | Jeannie Rapp |
Lynn Carlin | Maria Forst |
Fred Draper | Freddie Draper |
Seymour Cassel | Chet |
Val Avery | Jim McCarthy |
Dorothy Gulliver | Florence |
Joanne Moore Jordan | Louise Draper |
Darlene Conley | Billy Mae |
Gene Darfler | Joe Jackson |
Elizabeth Deering | Stella |
Ann Shirley | (as Anne Shirley) |
Dave Mazzie | |
Anita White | |
Julie Gambol | |
Edwin Sirianni | |
Liz Satriano | |
George Dunn | Comedian (as George Dunne) / Comedian |
Jerry Howard | |
David Rowlands |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Cassavetes | Producer |
Al Ruban | Producer |
Maurice McEndree | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1969 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1969 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1969 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |