A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1938 · 104 min · SV · 5.9 (21 votes)
Dir. Gustaf Molander · Starring Ingrid Bergman, Tore Svennberg, Anders Henrikson, Georg Rydeberg, Gunnar Sjöberg, Hilda Borgström · Music Eric Bengtson
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A cynical woman with a disfigured face—a hardened criminal—gets an opportunity to change her ways when she meets a sympathetic plastic surgeon. She leaves her old life behind, but soon her old friends catch up with her.

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A haunting pre-Code melodrama that explores the psychological toll of disfigurement and the desperate pursuit of a new life. It's a dark, suspenseful journey about whether one can truly escape their past, even with a new face.

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