A Woman's Face (1938 film)
| A Woman's Face | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gustaf Molander |
| Written by |
Screenplay: Gösta Stevens, Stina Bergman (uncredited) Play: Francis de Croisset |
| Starring | Ingrid Bergman |
| Music by | Eric Bengtson |
| Cinematography | Åke Dahlqvist |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
Release dates |
Venice Film Festival: August 1938 Sweden: 31 October 1938 United States: 8 September 1939 |
Running time | 101 min . |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
A Woman's Face (Swedish: En kvinnas ansikte) is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander, based on the play Il etait une fois by Francis de Croisset. The cast includes Ingrid Bergman in the lead as a woman criminal with a disfigured face.
The film was awarded a Special Recommendation at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for its "overall artistic contribution."[1] It was remade in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with the same title.
Cast
- Ingrid Bergman as Anna Holm, aka Anna Paulsson
- Tore Svennberg as Magnus Barring
- Anders Henrikson as Dr. Wegert
- Georg Rydeberg as Torsten Barring
- Gunnar Sjöberg as Harald Berg
- Hilda Borgström as Emma
- Karin Kavli as Mrs. Wegert
- Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Nyman
- Sigurd Wallén as Miller
- Gösta Cederlund as The Count
- Magnus Kesster as Handsome Herman
- Göran Bernhard as Lars-Erik Barring
- Bror Bügler as Georg Mark
References
- ↑ En kvinnas ansikte - Utmärkelser (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved on 2009-04-29.