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7.7/10   860 votes
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Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 April 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Horror more
Tagline:
A woman's most intimate encounter with the one person she didn't know. Herself.
Plot:
A sensitive exploration of the tragic irony of the psychiatrist suffering with mental illness. Dr. Jenny... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent Film more (8 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Liv Ullmann ... Dr. Jenny Isaksson
Erland Josephson ... Dr. Tomas Jacobi
Aino Taube ... The Grandmother
Gunnar Björnstrand ... The Grandfather
Kristina Adolphson ... Nurse Veronica
Marianne Aminoff ... Jenny's mother
Gösta Ekman ... Mikael Strömberg
Helene Friberg ... Anna
Ulf Johansson ... Helmuth Wankel
Sven Lindberg ... Jenny's husband
Jan-Eric Lindquist (as Jan-Erik Lindqvist)
Birger Malmsten ... Rapist
Sif Ruud ... Elisabeth Wankel
Göran Stangertz ... Rapist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Lena Olin ... Shop assistant
Rebecca Pawlo ... Shop assistant
Gösta Prüzelius ... Jenny's father
Tore Segelcke ... The woman
Kari Sylwan ... Maria
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Directed by
Ingmar Bergman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ingmar Bergman  writer

Produced by
Lars-Owe Carlberg .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist 
 
Film Editing by
Siv Lundgren 
 
Production Design by
Anne Hagegård 
Peter Kropenin 
 
Makeup Department
Cecilia Drott .... makeup artist
 
Sound Department
Owe Svensson .... sound mixer
Owe Svensson .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Arne Carlsson .... still photographer
Bengt Franzen .... assistant camera
Lars Karlsson .... assistant camera
 
Music Department
Käbi Laretei .... musician: piano
 
Other crew
Kerstin Eriksdotter .... script supervisor
David E. Van Houten .... release publicist
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Face to Face (USA)
L'immagine allo specchio (Italy)
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Runtime:
114 min | Argentina:120 min | UK:136 min
Country:
Sweden | Italy
Language:
Swedish
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:16 | USA:R | UK:X
Filming Locations:
Filmhusateljéerna, Filmhuset, Svenska Filminstitutet, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Company:
Cinematograph AB more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally a four-episode TV series: 1. Separation; 2. The Border; 3. Twilight Land; 4. The Return. A total of 200 minutes cut down to 135 minutes. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977) (TV) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Film, 20 July 2005
9/10
Author: grellmary from United States

In this harrowing film about the mental collapse of a psychiatrist, Bergman shows exactly why he is a master film maker/director. He dissects Jenny's breakdown with such precision, from the meeting with her grandmother to her eventual complete crash into insanity, it is difficult not to be wrenched into the film. The acuteness of Jenny's anxiety and fears grow steadily and continuously as the film moves along and you have no choice to feel it too. The choice of music also exacerbates that feeling of impending disintegration of Jenny's mind. Liv Ullman who plays Jenny does an awesome job in this rather ironic role of the shrink who is slowly but surely losing her own mind. This may be a slow moving film for some, but this is exactly why this movie is done so well. It is a definite watch.

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