Face to Face

Face to Face

A woman's most intimate encounter with the one person she didn't know. Herself.

1976 · 114 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama

A psychiatrist temporarily separated from her family begins to experience severe psychological distress while working at a mental hospital and returning to her childhood home. As her professional responsibilities and personal relationships intersect, she undergoes a breakdown that forces her to confront long-suppressed memories and fears. (Note: This entry refers to the 1976 theatrical feature film (approximately 135 minutes), created by condensing and re-editing the four-part Swedish television miniseries originally produced the same year.)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Written by Ingmar Bergman

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Liv Ullmann Dr. Jenny Isaksson
Erland Josephson Dr. Tomas Jacobi
Aino Taube Jenny's Grandmother
Gunnar Björnstrand Jenny's Grandfather
Kristina Adolphson Nurse Veronica
Marianne Aminoff Jenny's Mother
Gösta Ekman Mikael Strömberg
Helene Friberg Anna Isaksson
Ulf Johansson Helmuth Wankel
Sven Lindberg Erik Isaksson
Jan-Erik Lindqvist Jenny's Father
Birger Malmsten Older Rapist

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