A Woman's Face

Original title: En kvinnas ansikte

1938
Unrated
1h 40m

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Ingrid Bergman and Eric Rohman in A Woman's Face (1938)

An embittered woman, leader of a criminal gang, has a change of heart.An embittered woman, leader of a criminal gang, has a change of heart.An embittered woman, leader of a criminal gang, has a change of heart.

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Ingrid Bergman

Anna Holm aka Anna Paulsson

Tore Svennberg

Magnus Barring

Anders Henrikson

Dr. Allan Wegert

Georg Rydeberg

Torsten Barring

Gunnar Sjöberg

Harald Berg
(as Gunnar Sjõberg)

Hilda Borgström

Emma
(as Hilda Borgstrõm)

Karin Kavli

Vera Wegert
(as Karin Carlson-Kavli)

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Nyman
(as Erik Berglund)

Sigurd Wallén

Miller

Gösta Cederlund

Count Severin
(as Gõsta Cederlund)

Magnus Kesster

Handsome Herman

Göran Bernhard

Lars-Erik Barring
(as Gõran Bernhard)

Bror Bügler

Georg Mark

Anna-Lisa Baude

Waitress
(uncredited)

Margareta Bergman

Nurse
(uncredited)

Astrid Bodin

Woman
(uncredited)

Carl Browallius

Hjalmar
(uncredited)

Erland Colliander

Old Man
(uncredited)

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Trivia
According to Alan Burgess' Bergman biography "My Life", director Gustaf Molander had trouble with the ending. He stopped the filming for two days without getting any reasonable ideas. Finally, he asked Ingrid Bergman what she would think was the best. Bergman suggested that Anna Holm should face a murder charge but be acquitted by the court. This is far from the ending in the final film.

Goofs
The complete shadow of the whole boom mic is visible when the four blackmailers are discussing doubling the price for Mrs. Wegert.

Quotes
Dr. Wegert: Miss Holm, it's been a long time since I performed an operation like this and then it was to help the unfortunate victims of war. I made an exception for you, because I knew you were unhappy and I wanted to give you a chance. If I've succeeded in changing your outward appearance, remember, only you can change your inner self.

Connections
Featured in Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)

Soundtracks
Waltz No. 9 in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1
(uncredited)
Composed by Frédéric Chopin
[The Count plays the piece on the piano in his apartment]

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10/10

No comparison to the Hollywood version

A few years ago I had the opportunity to see the two versions back to back on a big(ish) screen. It was a little film festival at Scandanvia House in NYC. They showed the original Swedish film first followed by the Hollywood monstrosity. There is just no comparison. Bergman is subtle and intense while Crawford is just Crawford. Don't get me wrong, JC was an amazing animal, but I would never call her a disciplined actor. She's all instinct and big, bold strokes. She's like an impressionist painting. You have to step back to see it. Up close it's just an ugly mess. Bergman, on the other hand, is like that Fragonard painting of the girl on the swing, with all the detail, depth and color. Each time you look at it, you see something different that you missed the last time.