See this film: Faces at the Paramount

A lot of filmmakers these days are being compared to John Cassavetes, so this look at the real thing from the folks at ArtsEmerson might be illuminating. Faces (1968) is typical of his visceral, cinéma-vérité examinations of all too convincingly tormented relationships, as an older married couple (John Marley and Gena Rowlands) break up and pursue younger lovers. It's followed by a screening of Emerson film prof Tom Kingdon's short "Interfaces" (2010), a look at a similar situation inspired by Cassavetes's film. They screen at the Paramount Center, 559 Washington St, Boston | March 4 @ 7 pm | $10; $5 students | 617.824.8000 or artsemerson.org.