Faces. 1968. Written and directed by John Cassavetes

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Faces. 1968. USA. Written and directed by John Cassavetes. Courtesy of Pioneer Entertainment/Photofest. © Pioneer Entertainment

Faces. 1968. USA. Written and directed by John Cassavetes. With John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel

35mm. 130 min.

Complicated and dissolving marriages were a topic Cassavetes frequently explored in his films. Richard and Maria are an ordinary middle-class couple with a nice home and a comfortable lifestyle—until Richard leaves Maria for a younger woman. Soon Maria begins dating, and becomes involved with a man many years her junior. The seemingly conventional nature of Faces is what makes it so radical; Cassavetes holds up a mirror that woefully captures everyday lives.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: Directed by John Cassavetes.

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Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 1:30 p.m.

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