Movie

Face to Face

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

★ 7.2(138)19761h 54m

Drama

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Face to Face is streaming on Kanopy in United States. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Release date: 1976-04-05
Runtime: 1h 54m
Language: Swedish
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Studio: DDL Cinematografica

Face to Face — trailer

About Face to Face

Face to Face is a 1976 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson and Aino Taube. It has a runtime of 1 hour 54 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.2/10 from 138 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Face to Face in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.)

Cast

Liv Ullmann

Dr. Jenny Isaksson

Erland Josephson

Dr. Tomas Jacobi

Aino Taube

Jenny's Grandmother

Gunnar Björnstrand

Jenny's Grandfather

Kristina Adolphson

Nurse Veronica

Marianne Aminoff

Jenny's Mother

Gösta Ekman

Mikael Strömberg

Helene Friberg

Anna Isaksson

Ulf Johansson

Helmuth Wankel

Sven Lindberg

Erik Isaksson

Jan-Erik Lindqvist

Jenny's Father

Birger Malmsten

Older Rapist

Themes & keywords

loss of sense of realitysuicide attemptpsychological stresshallucinationmental breakdownchildhood traumadysfunctional marriagerape attemptdead parentsreality vs fantasyrepressed trauma