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Face to Face (1976)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Cinematography by Sven Nykvist

R114 min63 frames

Drama

A woman's most intimate encounter with the one person she didn't know. Herself.

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What is Face to Face about?

A psychiatrist temporarily separated from her family begins to experience severe psychological distress while working at a mental hospital and returning to her childhood home. As her professional responsibilities and personal relationships intersect, she undergoes a breakdown that forces her to confront long-suppressed memories and fears. (Note: This entry refers to the 1976 theatrical feature film (approximately 135 minutes), created by condensing and re-editing the four-part Swedish television miniseries originally produced the same year.)

Face to Face is a 1976 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from a mental illness. It stars Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson.

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What does the cinematography of Face to Face look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Face to Face leans on close-ups (49% of the sample) and medium shots (33%). Cinematographer Sven Nykvist keeps 63% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 65% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 81% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Face to Face?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Face to Face (1976) are #323028, #12100c, #4c4a35, #2b261c, #55554b, #938b72 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #323028
  • #12100c
  • #4c4a35
  • #2b261c
  • #55554b
  • #938b72

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