A Woman's Face (1938 film)
Encyclopedia
A Woman's Face 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 criminal woman with a disfigured face.
The film was awarded with 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.
1938 in film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
Swedish
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were the director Harald Molander, Sr. and the singer and actress Lydia Molander, née Wessler, and his brother was the director Olof Molander...
, based on the play Il etait une fois by Francis de Croisset
Francis de Croisset
Francis de Croisset was a Belgium-born French playwright and opera librettist.His opera librettos include Massenet's Chérubin , based on his play of the same name, and Reynaldo Hahn's Ciboulette .He married, in 1910, Marie-Thérèse Bischoffsheim, the widow of banking heir Maurice Bischoffsheim and...
. The cast includes Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute...
in the lead as a criminal woman with a disfigured face.
The film was awarded with a Special Recommendation at the 1938 Venice Film Festival
6th Venice International Film Festival
The 6th Venice International Film Festival was held on 8 - 14 August, 1938. The festival screened a French cinema retrospective, spanning works from 1891 to 1933.-Jury:* Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata * Olaf Andersson...
, for its "overall artistic contribution." It was remade in 1941
1941 in film
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
with the same title.
Cast
- Ingrid BergmanIngrid BergmanIngrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute...
as Anna Holm, aka Anna Paulsson - Tore Svennberg as Magnus Barring
- Anders HenriksonAnders HenriksonAnders Henrikson was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 57 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956.-Selected filmography:Actor* Den starkaste...
as Dr. Wegert - Georg RydebergGeorg RydebergGeorg Rydeberg was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1932 and 1981.-Selected filmography:* Hem från Babylon * Two Womena * For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth...
as Torsten Barring - Gunnar SjöbergGunnar SjöbergGunnar Sjöberg was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* The Great Adventure * Barabbas * Wild Strawberries * Brink of Life...
as Harald Berg - Hilda BorgströmHilda BorgströmHilda Teresia Borgström was a Swedish stage and film actress.Born in Stockholm, Borgström is considered one of Sweden's most legendary silent film actresses. She made her film debut in 1912...
as Emma - Karin KavliKarin KavliKarin Kavli was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1933 and 1983.-External links:...
as Mrs. Wegert - Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Nyman
- Sigurd WallénSigurd WallénSigurd Wallén was a Swedish actor, film director and singer.-Selected filmography:* His Lordship's Last Will * June Nights...
as Miller - Gösta CederlundGösta CederlundGösta Cederlund, Gustaf Edvard Cederlund, was a Swedish actor and film director.Cederlund was one of Sweden's most popular and appreciated male character actors in Swedish films in the 1930s-50s, appreciated for his naturalness as an actor and comedy play...
as The Count - Magnus KessterMagnus KessterMagnus Kesster was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* Iris and the Lieutenant * It Rains on Our Love -External links:...
as Handsome Herman - Göran Bernhard as Lars-Erik Barring
- Bror Bügler as Georg Mark