Faces Page #2

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
1,346 Views


- [Jeannie] Who cares?

- Who cares?

Yeah. For a minute or two we act stupid.

We have a good time.

Who does it hurt? I mean,

who makes up the rules anyway?

I mean, always play it cool,

always put everybody down.

Standing in a corner looking out the side

of your eye, see if anybody's lookin' at ya.

- Listen. Hell, fellas. I'm 28

- [Forst] Uh-oh! Uh-oh!

I'm 23 years old,

and it's time for me to forget myself, right?

Right!

[Muttering]

- Down with the middle class!

- Right.

- Down with the white-collar workers!

- Down, down, down!

- Down, down with the

- I'll give you the swiftest pain in the behind

that was ever invented!

Down with the, uh, uh,

lecturers and do-gooders.

- You know who I hate?

- Down with squealers.

- On television!

- I hate cheap people.

Down with hospitals that keep people

waiting until they get paid.

- Right.

- Some hospitals are okay.

Down with hospitals!

- Don't bully me!

- Don't bully her!

- You shut up.

- Down with gossip columns.

[Forst]

And to hell with politics. It stinks!

Kill the finks for something!

Down with Sunday schools!

[Cackling]

[Jeannie]

I like Sunday schools.

- [Cackling]

- Hey, I got one.

- [Forst] What is it?

- Down with friendship. I think it's phony.

[Yells]

Attagirl!

Oh, wait a minute. You don't know

what you're talking about.

Fr-Friendship Friendship is a tradition.

Friendship is useful.

- Dickie, I got the most terrible friends.

- I don't care.

- Sometimes you need a friend.

- So buy a dog!

Oh, I'm talkin' about us, stupid!

Why are you so stupid?

You know how long

I know this jerk?

- Well, Dickie, he's just Dickie.

- No, no, no.

- I'm not one of these guys who has a few

- I know.

- Ah, he didn't mean it.

- Oh. There he is.

- Come on out, and to hell

with the family and responsibilities.

- That's right.

Come on. Let's ball it up, old buddy.

We don't even know each other.

I'm talking about

somebody deep down!

- That's right. That's right.

- I'm talk

He's gonna cry.

Do something. Freddie!

[Forst]

I'm talking about something

[Mimicking Sobs]

Oh, Dickie, Dickie, Dickie.

Hi, ho, Silver, away!

Get 'em up, Scout!

The Lone Ranger rides again.

Masked bandits. Get 'em, Tonto!

[Mimics Gunfire]

Aaah! Aaah!

Aaah! My hand!

Oh, and I shot your hand.

That's a silver bullet.

Hi, ho, Silver, away!

Hey, Jeannie.

Hey, Jeannie.

Did you hear the one

[Laughing]

About the goose that

went down into the subway...

and got peopled to death?

Oh, isn't that

Listen, do you know

that Dickie and I...

# Used to do routines in college #

[Laughing]

Oh, boy!

- Hey, Freddie.

- Remember that time

we auditioned for the nightclub?

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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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