Face to Face

Two psychiatrists' marriage is tested when one suffers a mental breakdown.

Cast

Liv Ullmann

as Dr. Jenny Isaksson

Erland Josephson

as Dr. Tomas Jacobi

Aino Taube

as Jenny's Grandmother

Gunnar Björnstrand

as Jenny's Grandfather

Kristina Adolphson

as Nurse Veronica

Marianne Aminoff

as Jenny's Mother

Gösta Ekman

as Mikael Strömberg

Helene Friberg

as Anna Isaksson

Ulf Johansson

as Helmuth Wankel

Sven Lindberg

as Erik Isaksson

Reviews

CRCulver

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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