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Face to Face

1976 · 1 season

An unflinching, claustrophobic descent into a mind coming apart, intimate and exhausting, rewarding only those willing to sit with raw pain.

Created by
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
Drama
Tagline
A woman's most intimate encounter with the one person she didn't know. Herself.
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 four-part Swedish television miniseries. A condensed theatrical feature edited from the same material was released separately in 1976.)
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Identity, trauma, madness, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Genres
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight9

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Ingmar Bergman
    Written by
    Ingmar Bergman
    Starring
    Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Aino Taube, Gunnar Björnstrand, Tore Segelcke, Kari Sylwan, Sif Ruud, Gösta Ekman
    Cinematography
    Sven Nykvist
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    SVT2
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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