Faces
(DVD) 

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.

Also issued in box set: John Cassavetes, five films.

Special features: Disc 2: 17 minute alternate opening sequence, from an early edit of the film; "Cineastes de notre temps" (1968, 48 min): an episode from the French television series dedicated to Cassavetes, featuring rare interviews and behind the scenes footage; "Making faces": a new documentary including interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Gena Rowlands, and director of photography Al Ruban; "Lighting & shooting the film": Ruban explains how he and the crew achieved the distinct look of "Faces", illustrated with specific sequences from the film.

Musical director, Jack Ackerman ; director of photography, Al Ruban; editors, Al Ruban, Maurice McEndree.

Lynn Carlin, John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, Val Avery.

Powerful story of the disintegration of a marriage of a captain of industry and his wife.

"John Cassavetes puts a disintegrating marriage under the microscope in the searing Faces. Shot in high-contrast 16 mm black and white, the film follows the futile attempts of the captain of industry Richard (John Marley) and his wife, Maria (Lynn Carlin), to escape the anguish of their empty relationship in the arms of others. Featuring astonishingly nervy performances from Marley, Carlin, and Cassavetes regulars Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, Faces confronts modern alienation and the battle of the sexes with a brutal honesty and compassion rarely matched in cinema."--Publisher's description

Rated PG-13.

DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital mono. ; 1.66:1 aspect ratio.

In English with optional English subtitles.

National Film Registry selection, 1993.