Face to Face (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Produced by | Lars-Owe Carlberg |
| Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Starring | Liv Ullmann Erland Josephson Gunnar Björnstrand Aino Taube Kristina Adolphson |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 1976 (Sweden) |
| Running time | 114 min |
| Language | Swedish |
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Face to Face (Ansikte mot ansikte in Swedish) is a 1976 film which tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from her own mental illness.
It was written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The movie stars Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress (Ullmann) and Best Director (Bergman).
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[edit] Plot
Dr. Jenny Isaksson (Liv Ullmann) is a psychiatrist married to another psychiatrist; both are successful in their jobs but slowly, agonizingly, Jenny succumbs to a breakdown. She is haunted by images and emotions from her past and eventually cannot function, either as a wife, a doctor or as an individual.
[edit] Cast (in credits order)
- Liv Ullmann (Dr. Jenny Isaksson)
- Erland Josephson (Dr. Tomas Jacobi)
- Aino Taube (The Grandmother)
- Gunnar Björnstrand (The Grandfather)
- Kristina Adolphson (Nurse Veronica)
- Marianne Aminoff (Jenny's mother)
- Gösta Ekman (Mikael Strömberg)
- Helene Friberg
- Ulf Johansson (Helmuth Wankel)
- Sven Lindberg (Jenny's husband)
- Jan-Erik Lindqvist (credited as Jan-Erik Lindqvist)
- Birger Malmsten (Rapist)
- Sif Ruud (Elisabeth Wankel)
- Göran Stangertz (Rapist)
[edit] Rest of cast listed alphabetically
- Lena Olin (Shop assistant)
- Rebecca Pawlo (Shop assistant)
- Gösta Prüzelius (Jenny's father)
- Tore Segelcke (The woman)
- Kari Sylwan (Maria)
[edit] Trivia
In the beginning of the Woody Allen movie Annie Hall, Annie and Alvy are going to see a movie, but Alvy refuses when he discovers that they are two minutes late. In the background is a poster for Face to Face.
