Faye is an 2024 American documentary film, directed and produced by Laurent Bouzereau. It explores the life and career of actress Faye Dunaway.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2024, in the Cannes Classics section.

Premise[edit]

The film explores the life and career of Faye Dunaway. Dunaway also for the first time reveals her bipolar disorder diagnosis and discusses her reputation for being difficult. Actors Sharon Stone and Mickey Rourke, director James Gray, and son Liam Dunaway O’Neill, also appear.^[2]

Production[edit]

Director Laurent Bouzereau, a fan of Dunaway's, was friends with her son, Liam Dunaway O'Neill. The two discussed making a documentary about Dunaway's life and career. It took years of meetings to finally convince Dunaway to do the project.^[3]

Interviews[edit]

• Faye Dunaway
• Liam Dunaway O’Neill
• Annette Insdorf
• Barry Primus
• Chris Andrews
• Dave Itzkoff
• Hawk Koch
• James Gray
• Jay Zimmer
• Jerry Schatzberg
• Julie Salamon
• Mara Hobel
• Mark Harris
• Michael Koresky
• Mickey Rourke
• Margaret M. Roth
• Robin Morgan
• Rutanya Alda
• Sharon Stone
• Tova Laiter

Release[edit]

The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2024, in the Cannes Classics section.^[4][5] The film will debut on HBO and Max later in 2024.^[6]

Reception[edit]

Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood wrote: "You will find yourself with renewed respect for this great star after watching this film on her life... I found myself wanting to watch many of her films all over again."^[7] Kevin Maher of The Times gave the film four out five stars, calling it a "must-see".^[8]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Faye at IMDb