Sweden, 1976
114m, 120m (Argentina), 136m
35mm film, Eastmancolor
mono, Swedish
A Swedish psychological horror film directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Plot Summary
Psychiatrist Dr Jenny Isaksson begins to suffer a nervous breakdown and is haunted by disturbing images from her past.
Credits
Crew
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cinematograph AB, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Sveriges Radio
Produced by: Lars-Owe Carlberg
Script: Ingmar Bergman
Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist
Editor: Siv Lundgren
Sound Mixer: Owe Svensson
Make Up: Cecilia Drott
Production Designers: Anne Hagegård, Peter Kropenin
Locations: Filmhusateljéerna, Filmhuset, Svenska Filminstitutet, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Cast
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 (Anna)
Ulf Johansson (Helmuth Wankel)
Sven Lindberg (Jenny's husband)
Jan-Erik Lindqvist
Birger Malmsten (rapist)
Sif Ruud (Elisabeth Wankel)
Göran Stangertz (rapist)
Lena Olin, Rebecca Pawlo (shop assistants)
Gösta Prüzelius (Jenny's father)
Tore Segelcke (the woman)
Kari Sylwan (Maria)
Alternative Titles
Ansigt til ansigt – Danish title
Cara a cara – Argentinean title
Cara a cara, al desnudo – Spanish title
Face a Face – Portuguese title
Face to Face – US title
L'Immagine allo specchio – Italian title
Kasvotusten – Finnish title
Prosopo me prosopo – Greek title
Twarza w twarz – Polish title
Von Angesicht zu Angesicht – West German title
Links
Extracts included in
The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977)
