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Face to Face

Face to Face

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

1976•1h 54m•7.2/10
Drama

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7.2/10(134)

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.)

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Production

DDL Cinematografica, Cinematograph AB

Language

SV

Status

Released

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Cast

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Dr. Jenny Isaksson

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Dr. Tomas Jacobi

Aino Taube

Aino Taube

Jenny's Grandmother

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Jenny's Grandfather

Kristina Adolphson

Kristina Adolphson

Nurse Veronica

Marianne Aminoff

Marianne Aminoff

Jenny's Mother

Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman

Mikael Strömberg

Helene Friberg

Anna Isaksson

Ulf Johansson

Ulf Johansson

Helmuth Wankel

Sven Lindberg

Sven Lindberg

Erik Isaksson

Jan-Erik Lindqvist

Jan-Erik Lindqvist

Jenny's Father

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Older Rapist

Sif Ruud

Sif Ruud

Elisabeth Wankel

Göran Stangertz

Göran Stangertz

Younger Rapist

Mona Andersson

Mona Andersson

Patient (uncredited)

Daniel Bergman

Daniel Bergman

Boy at Concert (uncredited)

Donya Feuer

Patient (uncredited)

Käbi Laretei

Käbi Laretei

The Concert Pianist (uncredited)

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Rebecca Pawlo

Shop Assistant (uncredited)

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