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A Woman's Face

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Anna Holm (Joan Crawford) is a terribly disfigured Swedish woman and small-time criminal in Stockholm. Her terrible luck and resulting emotional tumult has left her unable to sustain relationships and ultimately pushes her to a life of blackmailing schemes and ennui. A young doctor (Melvyn Douglas) gives her the opportunity to regain some semblance of beauty and, with it, a chance at love. Will she be able to come to terms with her past and embrace a second chance at happiness?
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Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Crawford is just villainous enough. Rated: 3/4 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial It is one of the most intensely dramatic stories in the cinema. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Nathanael Hood The Retro Set A Woman's Face remains a delightful dollop of dark chocolate for Cukor fans. Rated: 8/10 Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Joan Crawford, disfigured for her (and George Cukor's) art Sep 25, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Under Cukor's guidance, Crawford gives one of her least mannered performance in this noir remake of an Ingrid Bergman Swedish film about a woman whose scarred face has made her bitter. Rated: B- Mar 1, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Pleasing film despite the inane dialogue. Rated: B- Nov 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D A bit shallow but Crawford is fantastic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review william d A first rate noir with terrific performances from Crawford, Veidt and Douglas, and with terrific direction from Cukor. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Joan rarely gets out of herself to act this well, not to mention allowing herself to be physically "ugly." Queer master director of women's films, George Cuckor, told her he didn't want to see her fall back on any of her old screen tricks, and under his sure and steady hand Joan delivers probably her strongest performance as a bonafide actress (as opposed to iconic movie star). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member By far one of Joan's best Dramatic Performances throughout her MGM Career you will not be disappointed as Joan Crawford is the unhinged yet Beautifully Disfigured Blackmailer Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review deke p Hardly recognized JOAN CRAWFORD, she looked good (did someone pluck her EYEBROWS?), but it was 1942 or so. & MELVIN DOUGLAS as the plastic surgeon. Lots of good reviews. Features some awesome oments. & a high speed horse-drawn sleigh chase, someahat reminiscent of the CHARIOT race in BEN HUR. I'm afraid I got confused and didn't follow the plot well, should watch it again someday, or read a plot summary. I never heard of or saw until TV 12.3.2020. PS: OLGA MASSEN was particularly hot & sexy as the Doc's wife. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Joan Crawford stars as Anna Holm, a sometimes angry woman who has an ugly scar on her face,as now she is in court for being part of a plot to kidnap a child. The movie story is a series of flash backs telling the story through witnesses memories. One of the best if not the best of Joan's movies up to the time of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Cukor

Director

Joan Crawford

Anna Holm, aka Ingrid Paulson

Melvyn Douglas

Dr. Gustaf Segert

Conrad Veidt

Torsten Barring

Reginald Owen

Bernard Dalvik

Albert Basserman

Consul Magnus Barring

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Synopsis Anna Holm (Joan Crawford) is a terribly disfigured Swedish woman and small-time criminal in Stockholm. Her terrible luck and resulting emotional tumult has left her unable to sustain relationships and ultimately pushes her to a life of blackmailing schemes and ennui. A young doctor (Melvyn Douglas) gives her the opportunity to regain some semblance of beauty and, with it, a chance at love. Will she be able to come to terms with her past and embrace a second chance at happiness?
Director
George Cukor
Producer
Victor Saville
Screenwriter
Francis de Croisset, Donald Ogden Stewart, Elliot Paul
Distributor
Loew's Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Loew's Inc., Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 1941, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2016
Runtime
1h 46m
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