Faces
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Faces is a 1968 independent drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, noted for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of marital breakdown and human relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faces canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Al Ruban
ⓘ
Maurice McEndree ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Cassavetes ⓘ |
| directorFilmographyEntryOf | John Cassavetes ⓘ |
| distributor |
Distributors Corporation of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Distributing
|
| editedBy |
John Cassavetes
ⓘ
Maurice McEndree ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmMovement |
American independent cinema
ⓘ
surface form:
American independent film movement
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
independent cinema ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
handheld camera
ⓘ
long takes ⓘ naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | influential in independent cinema ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
cinéma vérité
ⓘ
improvisational acting ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
human relationships ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ middle-class malaise ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jack Ackerman ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional disintegration
ⓘ
middle-aged couple ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of infidelity
ⓘ
exploration of marriage ⓘ intense close-ups ⓘ raw acting style ⓘ use of improvisation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Al Ruban
ⓘ
Maurice McEndree ⓘ |
| productionType | low-budget ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| releaseType | limited release ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Gena Rowlands
ⓘ
John Marley ⓘ Lynn Carlin ⓘ Seymour Cassel ⓘ |
| writer | John Cassavetes ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.