Faces
John Cassavetes, 1968
I've been reading an anthology of Raymond Carver's short stories, which operate along the same theme and setting of Faces, so I'm in the mood to watch it and see how the same subject is treated. I think Joe may have already seen this, but if it turns out that a few of us have, I'll pull something else. I'm in the mood for some Cassavetes, and I have that box set that I've been neglecting.
From the Criterion Collection:
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.
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