Face to Face

Face to Face is a 1976 Swedish psychological drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from a mental illness. It stars Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson. It is also the film debut of Lena Olin. Releases The film was conceived and produced as a four-part mini-series on Swedish television with a running time of 177 minutes. The episodes were entitled: Uppbrottet (The Separation) Gränsen (The Border) Skymningslandet (The Twilight Land) Återkomsten (The Return) It was edited down for theatrical releases for running times from 114 to 135 minutes. However, the theatrical version premiered first. The film was later screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival held in May, but was not entered into the main competition. The television version aired in Sweden over four weeks in April and May of that year, and was released on-demand by in 2022.