FACES d: John Cassavetes
Faces (1968)
Direction and screenplay: John Cassavetes
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery
John Cassavetes reportedly threw the money he made with the 1968 horror hit Rosemary’s Baby into his finishing touches on Faces, a personal project he had begun filming in 1966. Cassavetes spent months (some sources say a couple of years) editing the film into a "manageable" six hours, and eventually into its final 130 minutes.
Silent-film maverick Erich von Stroheim would have been proud of him — at least in regard to the film’s (initial) length and to Cassavetes’ committed auteurship. Now, would the irascible Stroheim have approved of the frequently inaudible dialogue, sloppy editing, poor lighting, careless camera placement, and faux-naturalistic acting? Probably [...]
by Andre Soares | September 29, 2004
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Tags: Classic Movies, Faces, Film Reviews, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Oscar 1968, Oscar Movies, Seymour Cassel