Face to Face
(1976)
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Face to Face
(1976)
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| Liv Ullmann | ... | ||
| Erland Josephson | ... |
Dr. Tomas Jacobi
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Aino Taube | ... |
The Grandmother
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| Gunnar Björnstrand | ... |
The Grandfather
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Kristina Adolphson | ... |
Nurse Veronica
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Marianne Aminoff | ... |
Jenny's mother
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Gösta Ekman | ... |
Mikael Strömberg
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Helene Friberg | ... |
Anna
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Ulf Johansson | ... |
Helmuth Wankel
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Sven Lindberg | ... |
Jenny's husband
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Jan-Eric Lindquist | ... |
(as Jan-Erik Lindqvist)
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Birger Malmsten | ... |
Rapist
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Sif Ruud | ... |
Elisabeth Wankel
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Göran Stangertz | ... |
Rapist
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| Lena Olin | ... |
Shop assistant
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A sensitive exploration of the tragic irony of the psychiatrist suffering with mental illness. Dr. Jenny Isaksson is a psychiatrist married to another psychiatrist; both are successful in their jobs but slowly, agonizingly, she succumbs to a breakdown. Jenny is haunted by images and emotions from her past and eventually cannot function, either as a wife, a doctor or as an individual. Written by Sujit R. Varma
A tremendous performance by Liv Ullman as a psychiatrist who is herself slowly going mad, haunted by dreams or visions of her past, pushing her towards suicide.
Some of the dream imagery is truly striking and nightmarish once again Bergman comes close to making a horror film.
But at times these visions and their symbols are a bit on the nose, and at times they get repetitive.
None the less, I look foreword to seeing this again.
I only wish the full 200 minute version (made as 4 50 minute parts for Swedish TV) were available. I have a feeling that might make for a richer experience