Faces Page #10

Synopsis: Richard Forst has grown old. One night, he leaves his wife for Jeannie Rapp, a young woman who does not like friendship. Meanwhile, Richard's wife, Maria, is seduced by Chet, a kind young man from Detroit... A film about the meaningless of life for a certain kind of wealthy middle-aged people.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Cassavetes
Production: Criterion Collection
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
1968
130 min
1,473 Views


don't let anything happen to her...

'cause I love her so much,

and I'll do anything you say, God."

And, man, I don't even

believe in him, you know.

But, I mean, it doesn't matter. I I

We protect ourselves.

So, when you talk ethics

and values and honesty...

and I'm a nice guy

and you're a nice guy...

and and...

this and that, you know,

I mean, it just doesn't matter.

[Sniffles]

Nobody cares.

Nobody has the time...

to be vulnerable to each other.

So... we just go on.

I mean, right away our armor comes out

like a shield and goes around us...

and, uh, we become like

mechanical men.

Yeah. And I called you

a mechanical woman, huh?

I got news.

I'm so mechanical

Honey, it's absolutely ludicrous

how mechanical a person can be.

[Imitating Machine]

I am the sexiest guy in the world.

[Imitating Machine]

I have blond hair.

[Imitating Machine]

I can get all the women I want.

[Imitating Machine]

You're waking up, aren't ya?

Uh-huh.

You silly little puddin'.

Yes, I am a silly little puddin'.

You know, anybody that would

that would pop a lot of sleeping pills

Anybody that would

[Imitates Vomiting]

Their guts out, you know,

in front of company

Anybody that would

let a a guy

a wom

slap her and not be mad at him or

- You're supposed to be saving my life.

- Hasn't got much to say.

I've got lots to say.

You wanna try me?

No, I hate you.

I really hate you.

#Yes, I know #

## [Continues, Indistinct]

#Yes, I know #

# Oh, didn't Daniel in that lions' den #

## [Continues, Indistinct]

# Oh, Lord, I'm ready #

# I'll be ready

when that great day comes #

# Oh, glory, hallelujah #

# Ready

Oh, Lord, I'm ready #

#I'll be ready

when that great ##

I thought you just had problems.

That's wonderful.

That's, uh, something new.

A noble adulteress.

I think you ought to be rewarded.

I'll write it into a policy. You commit

adultery, the adulterer gets killed.

The beneficiary, who is the adulteress,

gets paid off, right?

Dickie, I don't care.

Rejected for the thousandth time

in 14 years.

She doesn't care.

All I have to do is find

that 10-year-old rapist and kill him.

And then you get paid off.

You don't need me, you don't need any man.

And I'll write the policy.

What the hell were you doing?

Chasing each other all over the house?

You couldn't get laid in bed,

so you come down to the kitchen?

Then you go up and take a shower

to wash off the kitchen?

You get laid once

and everything is solved!

Get all the soldiers in Vietnam laid

and the whole Middle East problem is solved!

You want violence, huh?

You want me to be violent? Is that it?

You want me to slap you across the face

every time you open your mouth?

I hate my life.

I just don't love you.

Throw me a cigarette, please.

A light.

My lighter, please.

[Coughing]

[Coughing]

Those pills, they tie up your lungs.

Ouch.

[Forst Sighs]

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#I see you in the storm #

#And you hold me in your arms #

#And I feel safe and warm #

#I want you always by my side

Don't you ever let me leave #

# Or get away from you #

#I'm gonna stick like glue #

# 'Cause you knew what I was after #

#Now the time is for laughter #

# What you doin'

standin'way over there #

- Excuse me.

- #I want you to come stand over here #

#And never leave me here alone #

#Have you felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before #

#Never felt like this before ##

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John Cassavetes

John Nicholas Cassavetes (; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Cassavetes was a pioneer of American independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially self-financed, and pioneered the use of improvisation and a cinéma vérité style. He also acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). He studied acting with Don Richardson, utilizing an alternative technique to method acting which privileged character over traditional narrative. His income from acting made it possible for him to direct his own films independently.Cassavetes was nominated for three separate Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for The Dirty Dozen (1967), Best Original Screenplay for Faces (1968) and Best Director for A Woman Under the Influence (1974). His children Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, and Xan Cassavetes are also filmmakers. more…

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