I rented Faces about a week ago after reading a description of it and thought this might be interesting. I am always interested is watching a film whose theme has to do with marital issues since I don't have to deal with such things (I am single).
Well back to the point here. I was kind of surprised for a 1968 film this was in B&W. The print wasn't the greatest either. The first say 30 minutes was a struggle for me because I didn't know what the hell the two main characters (the husband and wife) were babbling about. I guess this was the set up but a poor attempt at one at best in my opinion.(they should have been throwing some pots and pans at each other in the kitchen to let you clearly know there was some marital strife going on !!!
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Surpringly enough this movie did get interesting as soon as the husband makes a phone call in front of his wife to meet another woman (played by a young and semi hot looking Gena Rowlands). At this point i stopped yawning and began to focus on Faces.
Like another one of Cassavettes films, (Shadows also in B&W and even more horrendous print quality), i didn't realize what Mr. Cassavettes was aiming at until about a day later after i saw the film. i think he does an excellent job of portraying some lonely individuals in their meaningless and temporary bond with others thinking that it will forever distract them from their pathetic and dull lives.
I am guess that everybody has been through or knew somebody going through something like this at a down point in their life (not necessarily with a prostitute though), therefore i thought it was a very real story. Worth checking out but just fast forward past the the 30 minutes. the real story doesn't even begin until then in my opinion.
Well back to the point here. I was kind of surprised for a 1968 film this was in B&W. The print wasn't the greatest either. The first say 30 minutes was a struggle for me because I didn't know what the hell the two main characters (the husband and wife) were babbling about. I guess this was the set up but a poor attempt at one at best in my opinion.(they should have been throwing some pots and pans at each other in the kitchen to let you clearly know there was some marital strife going on !!!
SPOILERS
Surpringly enough this movie did get interesting as soon as the husband makes a phone call in front of his wife to meet another woman (played by a young and semi hot looking Gena Rowlands). At this point i stopped yawning and began to focus on Faces.
Like another one of Cassavettes films, (Shadows also in B&W and even more horrendous print quality), i didn't realize what Mr. Cassavettes was aiming at until about a day later after i saw the film. i think he does an excellent job of portraying some lonely individuals in their meaningless and temporary bond with others thinking that it will forever distract them from their pathetic and dull lives.
I am guess that everybody has been through or knew somebody going through something like this at a down point in their life (not necessarily with a prostitute though), therefore i thought it was a very real story. Worth checking out but just fast forward past the the 30 minutes. the real story doesn't even begin until then in my opinion.
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