IFC FILMS
SETS RELEASE DATE FOR
THE FACE OF LOVE
Opens September 20, 2013
New York, New York – July 2, 2013 – IFC Films announced that it will release THE FACE OF LOVE on September 20, 2013. The film will open in New York and Los Angeles with plans to expand to other markets at a later date. THE FACE OF LOVE is directed by Arie Posin (THE CHUMSCRUBBER) and stars four time Academy Award nominees Annette Bening and Ed Harris, and Academy Award winner Robin Williams. IFC Films has just released the two attached images from the film.
THE FACE OF LOVE is a romance filled with intrigue, surprise, and reflections on the mystery of love. Five years after losing the love her life, Nikki (Bening) falls in love again…at first sight. Tom (Harris) is an art teacher with a kind heart and a great zest for life, but what he doesn’t know is that he’s also a near perfect double for Nikki’s deceased husband. Seduced by the chance to live as if her husband was never lost, Nikki spirals into a fantasy of the present as past, while Tom must unravel the mystery behind her immediate and unconditional love.
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Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of quality talent-driven independent film. Some of the company’s successes over the years have included MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, TOUCHING THE VOID, GOMORRAH, CHE, SUMMER HOURS,ANTICHRIST, IN THE LOOP, ANTICHRIST, WORDPLAY,CAIRO TIME, JOANRIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK, TINY FURNITURE, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, CARLOS, THE TRIP and SLEEPWALK WITH ME. Upcoming releases include Noah Baumbach’s FRANCES HA starring Greta Gerwig; David Lowery’s AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and Ben Foster; Sebastian Silva’s CRYSTAL FAIRY starring Michael Cera; Michael Winterbottom’s THE LOOK OF LOVE starring Steve Coogan; and Paul Schrader’s THE CANYONS starring James Deen and Lindsay Lohan. IFC Films is a sister label to Sundance Selects and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.
THE FACE OF LOVE is a romance filled with intrigue, surprise, and reflections on the mystery of love. Five years after losing the love her life, Nikki (Bening) falls in love again…at first sight. Tom (Harris) is an art teacher with a kind heart and a great zest for life, but what he doesn’t know is that he’s also a near perfect double for Nikki’s deceased husband. Seduced by the chance to live as if her husband was never lost, Nikki spirals into a fantasy of the present as past, while Tom must unravel the mystery behind her immediate and unconditional love.