1976 · drama
Face to Face
Directed by Ingmar Bergman1h 54m1976
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.)
Our read: Face to Face (1976) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- intense
- bleak
- signature
- intimate
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