Dr. Jenny Isaksson is a psychiatrist whose temporary position at a mental hospital offers only modest responsibilities. With her husband out of the country for a seminar and her daughter at camp, Jenny moves in with her grandparents, expecting a relaxing few months. But it isn't long before unpleasant memories of her childhood, the sudden appearance of strange apparitions, and a near-rape push this otherwise stable woman to the very edge of sanity.
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
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...