A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1941 · 106 min · EN · NR · 6.8 (74 votes)
Dir. George Cukor · Starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Veidt, Osa Massen, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann · Music Bronislau Kaper

“HOW COULD THIS WOMAN WIN A MAN'S LOVE...HIS KISSES...HIS EMBRACES...?”

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A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

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A haunting exploration of inner turmoil and outward appearance. This film feels like a dark, atmospheric descent into obsession and the desperate pursuit of change, wrapped in classic Hollywood melodrama.

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