Synopsis
The disintegration of a marriage is dissected in
John Cassavetes' searing
Faces. Shot in high-contrast 16mm black and white, the film follows the futile attempts of captain of industry Richard (
John Marley) and his wife, Maria (
Lynn Carlin), to escape the anguish of their empty marriage in the arms of others. Featuring astonishingly powerful, nervy performances from Marley, Carlin, and
Cassavetes regulars
Gena Rowlands and
Seymour Cassel,
Faces confronts suburban alienation and the battle of the sexes with a brutal honesty and compassion rarely matched in cinema.
