Face to Face

Face to Face
7.3

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Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

Overview

Dr. Jenny Isaksson is a psychiatrist whose temporary position at a mental hospital offers only modest responsibilities. With her husband out of the country for a seminar and her daughter at camp, Jenny moves in with her grandparents, expecting a relaxing few months. But it isn't long before unpleasant memories of her childhood, the sudden appearance of strange apparitions, and a near-rape push this otherwise stable woman to the very edge of sanity.

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  • CRCulver (Rated: 5)

    Shot in 1975, originally for Swedish television, Ingmar Bergman's film ANSIKTE MOT ANSIKTE (Face to Face) explores the idea of a psychiatrist herself struggling with mental illness.

    As the film opens, Dr. Jenny Isaksson (Liv Ullmann) is standing in an empty house, her family having removed everyt...

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