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Face to Face (1976)

Face to Face (1976)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1976, April 5
Directors: Ingmar Bergman
Countries: Italy, Sweden
Production: DDL Cinematografica, Cinematograph AB, Cinematograph AB
Cast: Lena Olin, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ulf Johansson, Margareta Pettersson, Marianne Aminoff, Erland Josephson, Sif Ruud, Gösta Ekman, Göran Stangertz, Sven Lindberg, Mona Andersson

Overview:

A psychiatrist temporarily separated from her family begins to experience severe psychological distress while working at a mental hospital and returning to her childhood home. As her professional responsibilities and personal relationships intersect, she undergoes a breakdown that forces her to confront long-suppressed memories and fears. (Note: This entry refers to the 1976 theatrical feature film (approximately 135 minutes), created by condensing and re-editing the four-part Swedish television miniseries originally produced the same year.)

Keywords:

hallucination reality vs fantasy suicide attempt childhood trauma dysfunctional marriage mental breakdown loss of sense of reality dead parents repressed trauma psychological stress rape attempt