John Cassavetes (1929–1989)

A real missed opportunity here due to a very poor script. Falk is wasted as a gangland boss trying to muscle in on a Las Vegas hotel. Cassavetes is the unemotional title character released from prison to rob the hotel. But despite the star power, and the presence of some other good actors as well, the whole thing just falls flat--and ends with one of the worst songs in history. Surely someone could have come up with a better ending than this! NOT RECOMMENDED - Don't even be tempted to waste show more your 90 minutes or so. show less

A working-class housewife is mentally ill.

It's an extremely well-made film, but difficult to watch. Uncomfortable, intense, and exhausting.

Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: A

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 3.2/4

Tenter de résumer Faces est une gageure. Disons que c'est une succession de crises, composées de fous rires, de déchaînements de colère , d'envies de danser ou de mourir (éthyliques dans les deux cas de figure), de mauvaises blagues. Tout ça se passe dans un milieu bourgeois qui s'ennuie et qui a besoin de s'encanailler.
La manière de tourner, la mise en scène, le cadrage, l'impression d'improvisation permanente font de ce film une petite révolution cinématographique en 1968. show more C'est résolument nouveau et innovant.
En somme, Faces fait partie de ces marqueurs incontournables du cinéma, si efficace dans sa manière cynique de filmer la bêtise, la grossièreté et l'hystérie permanente qu'il en devient régulièrement à la limite du supportable pour le spectateur.
Les acteurs sont exceptionnels ; mention spéciale à John Marley. show less

An oppressive and irritating film in which a shrill and numbing hysteria of acting and direction soon kills any empathy for the loneliness of the main characters. John Cassavetes wrote and directed in his familiar home-movie improvisational and indulgent style. His use of exaggerated gestures to underscore the loneliness and fears of his characters is more interesting in theory than funny or moving in actual fact. He built this movie on a small conceit -- a love affair between two people who show more are wildly unsuited to each other -- and it doesn't work. show less