Underplayed Gems

A Woman's Face (1938)

A Woman's Face poster
Original title
En kvinnas ansikte
Directed by
Gustaf Molander
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman with a scarred face leads a life of crime. Her appearance shapes how others treat her and her path forward.

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What happens

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 female criminal with a disfigured face. The film was awarded a Special Recommendation at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for its "overall artistic contribution." It was remade in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with the same title, starring Joan Crawford. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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