Format
- BFIB1126Blu-ray Disc £10.00
FACES
FACES
A sensation when it was released in 1968, this John Cassavetes film earned Oscar nominations for actors Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin. Improvised and shot in an edgy, hand-held fashion, the film examines the disintegration of the marriage of a couple in the mid-life doldrums. Each seeks solace elsewhere: husband John Marley with prostitute Gena Rowlands, wife Carlin with a free spirit played by Cassel. But neither finds anything approaching the fulfilment they feel is missing from the marriage. Indeed, in Cassavetes' probe of raw emotions, these people discover that, just maybe, the problem lies not with their spouse but with themselves. You need to be a fan of Cassavetes's loose, actor-friendly style to appreciate this intriguing but sometimes rambling drama. --Marshall Fine
Product Description
FACES (The John Cassavetes Collection) (DVD and Blu-ray)
A film by John Cassavates
Dual Format Edition containing the DVD and world premiere Blu-ray release of John Cassavetes astonishingly powerful 1968 feature, Faces, a film which has had a huge and lasting impact on independent filmmaking, evident in the work of Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Jim Jarmusch to name only a few.
Set in suburban middle-class America of the 1960s, Faces portrays the disintegration of a marriage with an honesty rarely matched in cinema
Originally released when Cassavetes was a big name Hollywood acting star (The Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby) Faces was nominated for 3 Oscars an unheard-of-achievement for an independent film at the time.
Special Features*
Presented in Both High Definition and Standard Definition
Alternative opening sequence (17 minutes, DVD only)
Optional audio commentary on alternative opening sequence by Peter Bogdanovich and Al Ruban (17 minutes, DVD only)
Seymour Cassel interview with Tom Charity (47 minutes)
Fully illustrated booklet
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