The Face

the Face ( Ansiktet ) is a Swedish film of Ingmar Bergman, left in 1958.

Synopsis

In 1946, in Sweden, the theater company of “Doctor Vogler”, specialized in the turns of conjuring and the sale of various philters, arrives at Stockholm. The members of the small troop are intercepted by the consul, who invites them to pass the evening at his place, in company of the prefect and the Director of health, in order to check their alleged talents.

Vergerus does not believe in the supernatural gifts of Vogler and expresses to him with irony and contempt. On the other hand, Ottilia, the woman of the consul is convinced, like her husband, that the " magus " will be able to explain the death of his/her daughter to him.

Vergerus discovered that Aman, the assistant of Vogler, is actually a woman, Manda, the wife of this last. It in vain tries to allure it and attracts itself the anger of Vogler which removes its mask and reveals a face of old man.

The representation takes place the following day. Antonsson is subjected to the hypnotic capacities of Vogler but revolts against this one, strangles it and hangs themselves. Vergerus makes the autopsy of the corpse of Vogler and notes that it is actually about that of certain Spegel, alcoholic actor.

Data sheet

original Title: Ansiktet
Realization and scenario: Ingmar Bergman
Production: Svensk Filmindustri
Photography: Gunnar Fischer
Music: Erik Nordgren
Assembly: Oscar Rosander
Black and white
Lasted: 100 minutes
Sortie the December 26th 1958 with the cinemas Ground Kvarn and Fontânen

Distribution

max von Sydow: Albert Emanuel Vogler
Ingrid Thulin: Manda Vogler and Aman
Ake Fridell: Tubal
Naima Wifstrand : the grandmother of Vogler
Lars Ekborg: Simson
Gunnar Björnstrand : Doctor Vergérus
Erland Josephson: the consul Egerman
Gertrud Fridh: Ottilia Egerman
Toivo Pawlo : Starbeck (the chief of the police force
Ulla Sjöblom: Henrietta
Sif Ruud : Sofia Garp
Bibi Andersson: Sara
Birgitta Pettersson : Sanatorium
Oscar Ljung: Antonsson
Axel Düberg : Rustan
Tor Borong
Arne Mârtensson
Harry Schein and Frithiof Bjärne: the customs officers

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