The disintegration of a marriage is dissected in John Cassavetes' searing Faces. Shot in high-contrast 16 mm black and white, the film follows the futile attempts of captain of industry Richard (John Marley) and his wife, Maria (Lynn Carlin), to escape the anguish of their empty marriage in the arms of others. Featuring astonishingly powerful, nervy performances by Marley, Carlin, and Cassavetes regulars Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, Faces confronts suburban alienation and the battle of the sexes with a brutal honesty and compassion rarely matched in cinema.

SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES

DISC ONE: THE FILM

• Restored high-definition digital transfer

DISC TWO: THE SUPPLEMENTS

• Seventeen-minute alternate opening sequence from an early edit of the film
• Episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps, from 1968, dedicated to Cassavetes, featuring rare interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
• Making "Faces," a 2004 documentary including interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, and Gena Rowlands and director of photography Al Ruban
• Lighting & Shooting the Film, a short documentary from 2004 in which Ruban explains how he and the crew achieved the distinct
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Stuart Klawans