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A Woman's Face (Swedish: En kvinnas ansikte) is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander, based on the play Il était une fois... by Francis de Croisset. The cast includes Ingrid Bergman in the lead as a woman criminal with a disfigured face.
Apr 5, 2021 · 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.
- 101 min
- 3.3K
- Shadows of the Dark
A Woman's Face: Directed by Gustaf Molander. With Ingrid Bergman, Tore Svennberg, Anders Henrikson, Georg Rydeberg. An embittered woman, leader of a criminal gang, has a change of heart.
- (1.2K)
- Drama
- Gustaf Molander
- 1939-09-08
Jan 29, 2019 · Anna Holm (Bergman) is a wicked woman, the brains behind a blackmailing racket. She has cause to be angry with the world: a facial disfigurement made her an easy target for abuse, causing the world to reject her. Through circumstances that involve her newest blackmailed couple, she receives plastic surgery and now has a beautiful 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.
- Anna Holm
A Woman’s Face. Directed by Gustaf Molander • 1938 • Sweden. Sometimes two faces are better than one. A disfigured woman with a criminal history receives a new lease on life via the wonders of plastic surgery, but her past scars continue to leave an impression.
A Woman’s Face suggests an intriguing alternative career for Ingrid Bergman—one built less on romantic intrigue and more on femme-fatale ferocity. In this early star turn while still in Sweden, Bergman plays Anna Holm, leader of an underworld crew of con artists and blackmailers.