Face (disambiguation)
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The face
forms a part of the human body: the front of the head.
Face may also refer to:
Face
The face is a central sense organ complex, for those animals that have one, normally on the ventral surface of the head, and can, depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyelashes, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, temple, teeth, skin, and...
forms a part of the human body: the front of the head.
Face may also refer to:
In film
- A body part.
- Face (1997 film)Face (1997 film)Face is a British crime drama directed by Antonia Bird and written by Ronan Bennett. It stars Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone and features the acting debut of rock singer Damon Albarn.-Plot Summary:...
, a British crime drama film directed by Antonia Bird - Face (2000 film)Face (2000 film)is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. At the 24th Japan Academy Prize it won one award and received four other nominations.- Awards and nominations :24th Japan Academy Prize.*Won: Best Director - Junji Sakamoto*Nominated: Best Picture...
, a Japanese dark comedy film directed by Junji Sakamoto and starring Naomi Fujiyama - Face (2002 film), an American drama film directed by Bertha Bay-Sa PanBertha Bay-Sa PanBertha Bay-Sa Pan is an American Director, Writer and Producer. Born in New Jersey and raised in Taiwan, Pan was educated at Boston University and the Columbia University Graduate Film School in 1997 receiving a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Directing, while working as a Sales Executive in Film...
and starring Bai LingBai LingBai Ling is a Chinese actress known for her work in films such as The Crow, Red Corner and Wild Wild West, and in TV series such as Entourage and Lost. In 2011 she appeared in the fifth season of the VH1 reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr... - Face (2004 film)Face (2004 film)Face is a 2004 Korean Horror Film directed by Yoo Sang-gon.-Plot:Hyun-min works for the police, reconstructing faces by examining and interpreting their skulls. His daughter undergoes a heart transplant, and as her condition deteriorates, he loses his interest in his job...
, a Korean horror film directed by Yoo Sang-gon - Face (2009 film)Face (2009 film)Face is a 2009 French film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fanny Ardant as La productrice et la reine Hérodias* Laetitia Casta as La star et Salomé...
, a French comedy-drama film directed by Tsai Ming-liang - The Face, also known as The MagicianThe Magician (1958 film)The Magician is a 1958 film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Its original Swedish title is Ansiktet, which means "the face", and it was released theatrically as The Face in the United Kingdom, although video releases have used the U.S. title.The film stars Max von Sydow as a traveling...
, a 1958 film - The Face (1996 film), a 1996 film
- "The Face", the nickname of Greta GarboGreta GarboGreta Garbo , born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of Garbo's films were sensational hits, and all but three were profitable...
- Film Award of the Council of Europe (FACE), a human-rights award bestowed at the Istanbul International Film Festival
In literature
- The Face (magazine)The Face (magazine)The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
, a British hip-culture and lifestyle magazine (1980–2004) - The Face (novel)The Face (novel)The Face is a novel by Dean Koontz published in 2003 by Bantam Books.- Plot summary:The main plot of the story follows Ethan Truman, an ex-cop who now works as the head of security for the most famous actor in Hollywood, Channing Manheim, a.k.a "The Face." Ethan is trying to track down the sender...
(2003), a novel by Dean Koontz - The Face (Vance)The Face (Vance)The Face is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the fourth novel in the "Demon Princes" series. This book was published nearly twelve years after the third.-Plot summary:...
(1979), the fourth of the Demon Princes novels by Jack Vance - Face (novel)Face (novel)Face by British-Jamaican author and poet Benjamin Zephaniah is a novel published in 1999 about a teenage boy who suffers facial injuries in a car accident.-Plot summary:...
, a novel by Benjamin Zephaniah - Face (Columbia Comics)Face (Columbia Comics)The Face is a fictional character, a comic book superhero that appeared in 1940s comics during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Publication history:...
, a Columbia Comics superhero
In music
- Face (album), a 2006 album by KennaKennaKenna Zemedkun, known professionally as simply Kenna, is an Ethiopian-born American musician. His track "Say Goodbye To Love" was nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in the 2009 Grammy Awards.-Personal life:...
- Faces (band)Faces (band)Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie...
, an English rock band - The Face (album)The Face (album)The Face is BoA's sixth studio Japanese album which was released on 27 February 2008. The album was released a week after her single, "Be with You." The full album is known to have total of fifteen tracks along with 3 different types of packaging: regular CD, CD+DVD, and first press...
, a 2008 album by Korean singer BoA - Face, a member of So Solid CrewSo Solid CrewSo Solid Crew is an electronic and urban musical collective from South London, England, whose hits include "Oh No " and "21 Seconds", the latter reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 2001. Another hit, "They Don't Know", reached number three in November 2001 and "Haters" got to...
whose real name is Jason Moore - Face (a cappella group)Face (a cappella group)Face are a Boulder, Colorado-based "all-vocal rock band," or a cappella group performing mostly rock music. National appearances and awards include one of the eight original groups on NBC's premiere season of "The Sing-Off" , two-time Runner-Up and two-time National Audience Favorite at the...
, an American all-male rock a cappella group, featured on The Sing Off, a television singing competition - "The Face" (song) , a 1990 single by the English all-male pop group And Why Not?
In television
- "Face", nickname of The A-Team character Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck
- Face, a Nick Jr. character
- "Face" (Ghost in the Shell episode)
In theatre
- Captain Face, a character in The AlchemistThe Alchemist (play)The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature...
(1610) by Ben Jonson
In sport
- Face (professional wrestling)Face (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
, a hero-character, meant to appeal to wrestling-fans - Roy FaceRoy FaceElroy Leon Face is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During a 17-year baseball career, he pitched from 1953–1969, pitching primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates...
, a former Major League Baseball relief-pitcher - First Aid Convention Europe (FACE)First Aid Convention EuropeEvery year First Aid Convention Europe brings together around 1.000 participants from 30 different countries in order to find out the most efficient team in a First Aid competition....
, a Red Cross event
In other uses
- Chery FaceChery A1The Chery A1 is a 5-door subcompact car manufactured by Chery Automobile.There are three trim levels available Standard, Comfortable and Luxury. Both Comfortable and Luxury include alloy wheels, ABS, ABD, rear reverse radar and central locking...
, a compact car produced by Chery Automobile - Clock faceClock faceA clock face is the part of an analog clock that displays the time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hands. In its most basic form, recognized universally throughout the world, the dial is numbered 1–12 indicating the hours in a 12-hour cycle, and a short hour hand...
- Face (geometry)Face (geometry)In geometry, a face of a polyhedron is any of the polygons that make up its boundaries. For example, any of the squares that bound a cube is a face of the cube...
- Face (hieroglyph)Face (hieroglyph)The ancient Egyptian Face hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. D2 is a portrayal of the human face, frontal view.It is an Egyptian language biliteral with the value hr, ḥr.The sign is also an ideogram for 'face', and related words....
- Face (mining)Face (mining)In mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface mining it is commonly called pit face, in underground mining a common term is mine face....
, the surface where the mining work is advancing - Face (sociological concept)Face (sociological concept)Face, idiomatically meaning dignity/prestige, is a fundamental concept in the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, semantics, politeness theory, psychology, political science, communication, and Face Negotiation Theory.-Definitions:...
, dignity or prestige in social relations - "FacesFacesFaces may refer to:* faces, the front areas of human heads* Face in any of several plural usages* Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, which uses pictures of faces to help children express levels of pain.- Music :...
", plural form of face (in several different senses) - Facing (retail)Facing (retail)Facing is a common tool in the retail industry to create the look of a perfectly stocked store by pulling all of the products on a display or shelf to the front, as well as down stacking all the canned and stacked items...
, an in-store tool used in the retail industry - TypefaceTypefaceIn typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
in typography
As an acronym
The acronym FACE may mean:- F.A.C.E., a mnemonic used to memorize a series of notes in the treble clef
- F.A.C.E. SchoolF.A.C.E. SchoolF.A.C.E. School is a bilingual pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary and high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is run jointly by the English Montreal School Board and the Commission Scolaire de Montréal . F.A.C.E...
, Fine Arts Core Education, a fine-arts school in Montréal, Québec, Canada - Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EUFederation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EUFederation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU is an advocacy group for hunters and for wildlife conservation and sustainable management in 36 European countries. It monitors legislation and developments that could affect the interests of its members...
, an advocacy group in the European Union - Free-air concentration enrichmentFree-Air Concentration EnrichmentFree-Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment is a method used by ecologists and plant biologists that raises the concentration of in a specified area and allows the response of plant growth to be measured...
, a technology to test the effect of rising CO2-levels on the production of plant biomass - Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances ActFreedom of Access to Clinic Entrances ActThe Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is a United States law that was signed by President Bill Clinton in May of 1994, which prohibits the following three things: the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere...
, a federal law in the United States - Fight Against Child ExploitationFight Against Child ExploitationCoalition to Fight Against Child Exploitation is a non-governmental organization in Thailand. Founded in 1995 by active participation of UN agencies, The Ecumenical Coalition on Third World Tourism , and other institutions in order to fight against child sexual exploitation and other forms of...
, an non-governmental organization in Thailand fighting against child-prostitution and trafficking - Fluorophore assisted carbohydrate electrophoresisFluorophore assisted carbohydrate electrophoresisFluorophore assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis or FACE is a biochemical technology suited for detecting complex mixtures of high molecular weight N-glycans. A specialized form of this technique is the DSA-FACE, which is an acronym for DNA sequencer-assisted flurophore-assisted carbohydrate...
, a biochemical technology - First Aid Convention EuropeFirst Aid Convention EuropeEvery year First Aid Convention Europe brings together around 1.000 participants from 30 different countries in order to find out the most efficient team in a First Aid competition....
, a first aid competition