Face to Face
“A woman's most intimate encounter with the one person she didn't know. Herself.”
1976•1h 54m•7.2•Released
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.)
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Languages
Swedish
Studio
DDL Cinematografica
Cast
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
Sif Ruud
Elisabeth Wankel
Göran Stangertz
Younger Rapist
Mona Andersson
Patient (uncredited)
Production
Company
DDL Cinematografica
Company
Cinematograph AB
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Lars-Owe Carlberg
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