Gustaf Molander

A Woman’s Face

A Woman’s Face

In this dramatic thriller, Ingrid Bergman takes on an uncharacteristically vicious role as Anna, a bitter, nefarious blackmailer with a disfigured face. Gustaf Molander directs, meticulously hiding and revealing Bergman’s features as necessary. After Anna is given an operation to restore her looks, she embarks on a scheme that requires her to go undercover as a nanny to a rich family, but as her personality softens and she discovers maternal instincts she never knew she had, her latest plot is put in jeopardy. Joan Crawford would star in the Hollywood remake.

Film Info

  • Sweden
  • 1938
  • 100 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.37:1
  • Swedish

Available In

Collector's Set

Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years

Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years

DVD Box Set

6 Discs

$55.96

A Woman’s Face
Cast
Ingrid Bergman
Anna Holm
Tore Svennberg
Consul Barring
Georg Rydeberg
Torsten Barring
Göran Bernhard
Lars-Erik Barring
Anders Henrikson
Allan Wegert
Gunnar Sjöberg
Harald Berg
Karin Kavli
Vera Wegert
Credits
Director
Gustaf Molander
Based on the play by
Francis de Croisset
Script
Gösta Stevens
Script
Stina Bergman
Script
Ragnhild Prim
Photography
Åke Dahlqvist
Sound
Lennart Unnerstad
Music
Eric Bengtson
Music
Jules Sylvain
Editor
Oscar Rosander
Art director
Arne Åkerman
Makeup
Carl M. Lundh

Current

Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years
Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years

Ingrid Bergman’s work in her native Sweden was an early showcase for her dazzlingly precocious talent and emotional depth.

By ​Pamela Hutchinson