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Face to Face (1976)

Ansikte mot ansikte (original title)
R | | Drama, Fantasy | 5 April 1976 (USA)
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A married couple of psychiatrists has their relationship tested when one suffers a mental breakdown.

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Credited cast:
... Dr. Jenny Isaksson
... Dr. Tomas Jacobi
... The Grandmother
... The Grandfather
... Nurse Veronica
... Jenny's Mother
... Mikael Strömberg
Helene Friberg ... Anna, Jenny's Daughter
... Helmuth Wankel (as Ulf Johanson)
... Jenny's Husband
... Jenny's Father
... Rapist
... Elisabeth Wankel
... Rapist
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Mona Andersson ... Patient
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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

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psychiatrist | suicide attempt | hallucination | dream | rape | See All (15) »

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A woman's most intimate encounter with the one person she didn't know. Herself. See more »

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Drama | Fantasy

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Dr. Jenny Isaksson: My legs aren't there. Could someone get them over there in the corner and put them back on?
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Lullaby, Opus 49, No.4
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Hummed by Liv Ullmann
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Face to Face
6 January 2012 | by – See all my reviews

The first time I saw this, I thought the dream sequences were disappointing. The second time, I found them interesting. This time, I felt they were a mix of the two. Some work and some are too histrionic. And that describes the movie in general. I can't keep making excuses for it, it's just not very good. There are amazing moments (the rape scene, Jenny's talk with her daughter) but then are moments that are embarrassingly hacky. It's a rather vague and cheap depiction of madness, surprising because we know Bergman can do it well (see: THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY). That final breakdown is cringeworthy. I don't blame Liv Ullmann. Bergman himself felt the movie was a failure, too ambitious. Despite some masterful elements (including a lot of Ullmann's performance) it's one of his weaker films overall. I will probably never get to see the complete version, which is too bad because I bet it comes together more cohesively, achieves a greater balance.
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