The Face of Love
As Roger Stillman
2014 | Drama, romance | 92 min | Available On Demand now | Facebook
As Roger Stillman
Arie Sodin (official site)
Arie Sodin and Matthew McDuffie
September 12, 2013 (Toronto Film Festival)
March 7, 2014 (limited) pushed back from September 2013
March 13, 2014
Mockingbird Pictures
IFC Films
Roger Stillman
Nikki
Garrett / Tom
Unknown
Summer
A woman who falls in love with a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to her late husband.
The film is a love story filled with humor, surprise, and a mood that reflects the mystery of love that surrounds us.
The premise of The Face of Love is intriguing to anyone who's found it hard to shake the hold of a lost lover. But it's the performances that make this film resonate. Robin Williams is affecting in a supporting role as a friend of Nikki's who yearns for something closer. Harris, who plays both husband and lover, delivers subtly different characterizations. And Bening is a pleasure to watch in every scene. An emotionally thorny drama about how we cope with loss, director Arie Posin's The Face of Love dramatizes the challenge of moving on.
"The Face of Love" will have its World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (September 5 - 15) and screened on the following dates:
6pm | World premiere
3pm
This festival took place in San Sebastian, Spain (Europe).The Face of Love screened in the "Pearls" category.
4:30pm | Press only
6:15pm
6:30pm | Press only
9pm
11pm
7:30pm
9:15pm
For the crucial role of Roger, Nikki’s friend, neighbor and would-be suitor, the team approached Robin Williams, who Curtis knew from her days working alongside Steven Spielberg. "He’s probably one of my favorite people I've ever worked with," says Curtis. "I met Robin when I was twenty-three or twenty-four years old. We did the movie “Hook” together, which was about a three-year shooting schedule, so we all got to know each other really well. I called up Robin because I thought, for this part, that he would just get this guy."
After she sent the script to Williams, "he called me up and he said, ‘well, now Ed has the really good part,’” Curtis recalls, laughing. "And I agreed, 'yes, he does.' And then Robin said, 'But I get this guy. I get Roger, and I can do it. I'd love to try, at least.' And that was really it. He was absolutely precious."
For his own part, Williams was deeply moved by the genesis of Posin’s story. "He told me that he based it on an actual occurrence that happened to his mother, seeing a man who looked exactly like his father and how that affected her, and that he’d built it from that which is kind of beautiful. The tone very sweet. At the same time, there’s great depth and sadness. This stuff is very passionate, and very palpable."
She lost her perfect love.
Until she found his perfect double
April 2012 - Unknown
January 2013 IFC Films picked up another film with the exact same title (The Look of Love) and decided to rename 'ours' to "The Face of Love"
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