Blu-ray
Faces
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (130 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Uniform Title
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 and his wife, Maria, to escape the anguish of their empty relationship in the arms of others. Featuring astonishingly nervy performances from John Marley, Lynn 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."--Container.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
Disc originally released as part of the 5-disc set John Cassavetes: five films.
Special features: High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; alternate eighteen-minute opening sequence ; episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps from 1968, dedicated to director John Cassavetes ; Making "Faces," a 2004 documentary featuring interviews with actors Seymour Cassel, Lynn Carlin, and Gena Rowlands and director of photography Al Ruban ; Al Ruban on lighting and shooting "Faces," a new program featuring commentary by Ruban.