The making of a film that changed indie cinema forever, straight from the rebels who made it.
A documentary featuring interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Gena Rowlands, and Seymour Cassel, and cinematographer Al Ruban, in which they recall how John Cassavetes' Faces came to exist.
Acting
Gena Rowlands' magnetic recollections
Direction
Cassavetes' chaotic genius revealed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Faces was shot over three years in Cassavetes' own home, with actors sometimes performing for free between paying gigs.
This 1968 film helped birth American independent cinema, directly influencing everything from Scorsese to the Safdie brothers.
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