Faces

About Faces

Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man.

John Cassavetes's Faces is a 1968 drama film. The film is filed under adultery, divorce, alcohol, and marriage crisis.

John Marley stars as Richard Forst, Gena Rowlands as Jeannie Rapp, Lynn Carlin as Maria Forst, and Fred Draper as Freddie Draper. It runs 130 minutes and was released in November 1968.

The screenplay is by John Cassavetes. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Lymelife, Secret Window, and Manhattan make useful companions to Faces. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 226 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.