A Woman's Face (1938 film)

A Woman's Face
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gustaf Molander
Screenplay by Gösta Stevens
Stina Bergman
Ragnhild Prim
Based on Il était une fois
by Francis de Croisset
Starring Ingrid Bergman
Music by Eric Bengtson
Jules Sylvain
Cinematography Åke Dahlqvist
Edited by Oscar Rosander
Release date
  • August 1938 (1938-08) (Venice Film Festival)
  • 31 October 1938 (1938-10-31) (Sweden)
  • 8 September 1939 (1939-09-08) (U.S.)
Running time
101 minutes
Country Sweden
Language Swedish

A Woman's Face (Swedish: En kvinnas ansikte) is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander, based on the play Il etait une fois by Francis de Croisset. The cast includes Ingrid Bergman in the lead as a woman criminal with a disfigured face.

The film was awarded a Special Recommendation at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for its "overall artistic contribution."[1] It was remade in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with the same title, starring Joan Crawford.

Cast

References

  1. En kvinnas ansikte - Utmärkelser (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved on 2009-04-29.
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