Lesley manville and liam neeson face daytoday realities of cancer in subtly powerful drama. But posin is more interested in summoning blatantly earnest emotions that are clearly beyond the reach of such pedestrian material. A bit more attention to the process of script and story, this had the makings of a minor classic and an academy nomination for bening. Suddenly, a flood of old feelings rush back to her. The face of love 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Popping around to express his unrequited love is a neighbour, played by the late robin williams. Ed harris and annette bening in the face of love the new.
The face of love may be a bit slow moving for some of the male viewers, but it perfectly portrays love and loss. Annette bening and ed harris bring potent conviction to this maudlin but strangely compelling. Raymond certainly lived a colorful life, but only a few shades of it are shown here. Apr 03, 2006 listen free to sanctus real the face of love im not alright, eloquent and more. Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates. The face of love soundtrack from 2014, composed by marcelo zarvos.
Years after the loss of her husband, a woman meets a man who is almost his perfect double. Throughout the face of love, there are flashes of the psychological ills that result from nikki treating tom as a proxy for garrett, but the film s light mood and romantic flourishes clash with. The face of love is a 20 american romantic drama film directed by arie posin and cowritten by matthew mcduffie. Con robin williams, ed harris, annette bening, amy brenneman, jess weixler, linda park. But the film dredges up more questions than it answers, and that nags at the audience. This movie is a work of art in telling the story of loss, need, love,and individual coping. One day, she spots a man who could be her husbands double. The face of love 2014 a lonely widow annette bening begins a romance with an art teacher ed harris who looks just like her late husband but does not tell him of the resemblance. The face of love is a hapless film, a groan inducing amateurishly written tale of love and loss that suffers the rare feat of growing worse and worse as the dire dialogue and story line unfolds one after the other. Annette bening is so poised and a natural who makes the story believable. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including 300. Not only does this stranger possess the same deeply lined face and startling blue eyes, he.
The face of love by liquid bloom, released 02 october 2015 1. Prodotto da blue film, eur film, green film in coproduzione con gris medio in collaborazione con centro produzione audiovisivi universita roma tre, embrio. The quartet takes listeners on a journey to a sonic realm of introspection, restlessness, and unresolved pondering as only they can do. Mar 07, 2014 in the case of the face of love, the main attractions are ed harris and a deeply appealing annette bening as two actually, make that three characters brought together by fate and a. The film is a romantic story filled with humor, surprise, and reflections on the mystery of love surrounding us. Beauty in the broken full hd movie, love, romance, drama, english full free movies duration. Ed harris and annette bening in the face of love the new york. The film is a romantic story filled with humor, surprise, and reflections on the. Ordinary love is a film that looks very intensely, and. Love gaspar noe, 2015 will be released in australia new zealand in the fourth quarter of 2015. Directed by arie posin and starring annette bening, ed harris, robin williams and amy brenneman. The face of love is rated pg parents strongly cautioned.
The face of love is the story of a widow named nikki annette bening who, several years after the loss of her husband, meets a man ed harris who looks exactly like her deceased husband. The latest entry in this minitrend is the face of love, a lightly vertigoflavored romantic melodrama about a woman annette bening who falls in love with a. Everything you need to know about the face of love movie. The face of love is a brilliant film with perfect performances and a fascinating screenplay about the risk and comfort of clinging to the past, using it as an excuse to evade the present and ignore the future. There are a multitude of movies that look at misguided identity in a comedic sense but arie posins the face film. A holiday collection disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title face of love. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. The soundtrack will be released digitally on march 11, 2014 and is now available for preorder on amazon. Human love wants what it knows, healthy or not, functional or not.
The face of love is not quite a supernatural thriller, nor exactly a romantic drama, nor precisely a study in psychological breakdown. In the old days it might have starred bette davis or joan crawford or even gene tierney. Robin williams, although playing a comparatively smaller part, adds depth and brilliance to the film. Certainly, the face of loves actual director arie posin, is hardpressed to turn the repercussions of what is essentially a ghoulishly despicable act of deception into something that an audience would want to witnesslet alone feel sympathy about its clearly doomed outcome. Five years after the death of her beloved husband garrett ed harris, nikki annette bening meets a man who seems his exact duplicate. Jan 02, 2017 beauty in the broken full hd movie, love, romance, drama, english full free movies duration. Featuring annette bening, ed harris and a poignant cameo from robin williams, this promising oddity.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Just think of things like a daffodils and peaceful sheep on clovered hills the morning song of whippoorwills and youll see the face that i love think of. The face of love does just that with intriguing and thoughtful direction from arie posin, annette bening soars as a griefstricken widow in love. With annette bening, ed harris and a poignant cameo from robin williams, this promising oddity unravels into absurdity, writes peter. Not only does this stranger possess the same deeply lined face and startling blue eyes, he also shares garretts kindness, humor, and passion for art. Net digital creations agency con il contributo di mibact direzione generale per il cinema. This is a movie for those who have experienced loss, as well.
Movie info face of love is the story of a widow named nikki annette bening who, several years after the loss of her husband garrett, meets a man named tom ed harris who looks exactly like her. The face of love on dvd july 15, 2014 starring annette bening, ed harris, robin williams, amy brenneman. I see every movie starring ed harris, and am never disappointed. The story of the face of love remains an intriguing one by the conclusion of the movie, but even then it still feels as if this story ended up in the wrong movie. Arie posin directs this emotionally thorny drama about how we cope with loss, live in the moment and ultimately move forward. Mar 27, 2014 the latest entry in this minitrend is the face of love, a lightly vertigoflavored romantic melodrama about a woman annette bening who falls in love with a man ed harris who looks. Ed harris and annette bening in the face of love the. The face of love is the kind of movie they dont make much anymore a romantic melodrama aimed at female audiences, elegantly appointed and packed with emotional kinks. The film is like a variation on vertigo, as posin plays up the freaky doppelganger storyline to add a heightened sense of dangerous tension. If done right, the face of love could have been an interesting update of the sorts of womens films that joan crawford made in her later career.
The face of love is the kind of movie they dont make much anymore, at least for theatrical distribution a romantic melodrama aimed at female audiences, elegantly appointed and packed. Rent the face of love 20 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Mar 11, 2014 the face of love soundtrack from 2014, composed by marcelo zarvos. The face of love might have transcended script limitations and its occasional self conscious direction with a better choice of male lead. In the case of the face of love, the main attractions are ed harris and a deeply appealing annette bening as two actually, make that three. A witty romantic drama, the movie words and pictures stars the engaging duo of juliette binoche and clive owen working together onscreen for the firs. Face of love, a song by jewel from the 1999 release joy.
While the premise is intriguing and might have worked in the hands of alfred hitchcock, the film has an odd blend of reserve and melodrama. Featuring annette bening, ed harris and a poignant cameo. A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband. Any film which takes an ordinary part of life and twists it into something unusual and fascinating is worth noting. If they did, they could simply watch hitchcocks vertigo instead. The fantasy of the shop girl catapulted to fame is bolstered by the movies feel for the. The face of love the face of love you look more like love every day ive read your words in the pages of your life and ive imagined what you were like i may not know the shape of your face but i can feel your heart changing mine and your love still proves that youre alive chorus. Annette bening in the trailer for the face of love.
Rent the face of love 20 starring annette bening and ed harris on dvd and bluray. Face of love is the story of a widow named nikki annette bening who. Annette bening in the trailer for the face of love screen realm. The album features the film s original music composed by marcelo zarvos enough said, ray donovan, the words. Five years after losing the love her life, nikki falls in love again with a man who looks exactly like her deceased husband.
Released by varese sarabande in 2014 containing music from the face of love 2014. The face of love soundtrack details film music reporter. Director arie posin s the chumscrubber the face of love is an emotionally thorny drama about how we cope with loss, live in the moment and ultimately move forward. Perhaps it needed a young m night shyamalan to endow it with.
Its a joy to behold, the visual feast is so delicious. Funny face is a smarter film than it first appears to be. Love is fetishistic in the face of love popmatters. Laughter and love in the face of death truefalse 2020. If nancy meyers ever decided to dabble in gothic romance, it probably would turn out to be something like the face of love. Listen free to sanctus real the face of love im not alright, eloquent and more. Browse more than 20,000 videos on and find out our daily video collections.
Varese sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama the face of love. The absence of a thorough backstory will either leave you feeling as though the film is a throwback to less convoluted storytelling, or a soap opera, depending on your taste. Annette bening walks a fine line between grief and yearning as a widow who has lost the love of her life, only to believe she has found it again. The film stars annette bening, ed harris, robin williams, amy brenneman, jess weixler and linda park. Certainly, the face of love s actual director arie posin, is hardpressed to turn the repercussions of what is essentially a ghoulishly despicable act of deception into something that an audience would want to witnesslet alone feel sympathy about its clearly doomed outcome. The faces of love, a 1924 italian silent film the face of love, a 1954 bbc tv movie adapted from troilus and cressida faces of love, a 1977 french drama film. Deleted scenes, behind the scenes, interviews, commentary, trailer.
The look of the look of love is the burt bacharach era personified, lit and tinted in all its pretty, hepcat glory. Perhaps worth checking out if only for the opportunity to see reliably powerful work from annette bening and ed harris, the face of love undermines its leads performances with a scattershot script and aimless direction. Face of love looks back, sees double the boston globe. Face of love is the story of a widow named nikki annette bening who, several years after the loss of her husband garrett, meets a man named tom ed harris who looks exactly like her deceased.
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