Faces
John Cassavetes's visceral depiction of the death of a marriage.
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A raw, uncompromising film about the death of a marriage, Faces marked Cassavetes' return to independent filmmaking after two unhappy films made for the studios. Shot in black and white on 16mm in Cassavetes' home, Faces shifts the rules of film narrative. The scenes take their own time and the cinematography and performances have an immediacy unseen in mainstream cinema. Faces is a visceral, ground-breaking film from one of the most stubbornly independent voices in cinema.
Introduction by Dominic Power on Monday 20 February.
| Director | John Cassavetes |
| Cast | John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel |
| Country | USA |
| Year | 1968 |
| Running time | 130min |
| Certificate | 15 |
BFI Southbank Programme Update - 22 May (No.32)