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The Face of Love

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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.

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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.

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Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 12/12/2014
3/5
The actors, though, lift the material. The most poignant performance comes from the late Robin Williams in a cameo as Nikki's neighbour and friend. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 12/11/2014
2/5
Perhaps it needed a young M Night Shyamalan to endow it with some final whiplash twist. Go to Full Review
Anna Smith Empire Magazine 12/11/2014
3/5
A soapy but stirring romance with two committed leads. Go to Full Review
Lucía Roitbarg EscribiendoCine 08/15/2023
6/10
Bening and Harris sustain most of the scenes, turning the affair into an affable and pleasant experience. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 02/01/2021
4/5
A grown up look at grief, love and aging. Go to Full Review
Julie Crawford North Shore News (Vancouver, B.C.) 04/18/2019
6/10
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. With the electric Bening and Harris at the helm, it hardly matters... Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 13 Success in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Brief Drug References!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $309,400.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more G B 10/05/2024 Great movie. Atmospheric, old school solid script and acting. See more isla s 09/03/2022 This is a sad watch - it features a great cast and performances from Annette Bening, Ed Harris and Robin Williams (Williams is only on screen for a few minutes though, not being one of the main characters). I found this an emotional watch - if your prone to crying at films then tissues will probably be required. I thought this film handled the themes sensitively and I found it a good watch. Its somewhat thought provoking (which is something I like the films I see to be) and I would recommend it to others, yes. See more 07/09/2022 Amo esses romances dramáticos fofinhos e lindinhos… Triste, doloridinho, e apesar da total ausência de explicações para a semelhança, aliás, isso nunca é questionado, e tido como coincidência, mas toda dor consegue ser transmitida magnificamente por Annette Bening, e doi em nós, lento, melancólico, entretanto muito cativante e delicado, para os amantes do romance maduro e saudosista... See more 04/05/2022 Beautifully acted and suspenseful. A mature love and loss played with warmth, depth and restraint. See more 03/27/2020 Great actors, lack of script, pointless end. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Arie Posin
Producer
Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn
Screenwriter
Arie Posin, Matthew McDuffie
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Mockingbird Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Drug References)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$309.4K
Runtime
1h 32m
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