Face to Face

Face to Face

1976 · 114 min · SV · 7.2 (141 votes)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman · Starring Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Aino Taube, Gunnar Björnstrand, Kristina Adolphson, Marianne Aminoff

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

Drama

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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A deeply unsettling descent into a fractured psyche. This film feels like a waking nightmare, blurring the lines between memory and delusion. It's a haunting, introspective experience that lingers long after the credits roll.

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