Anna Holm (played by Ingrid Bergman) is a protagonist in A Woman's Face.
Embittered woman with a facial disfigurement who works for a blackmail gang. After receiving plastic surgery from Dr. Wegert, she transforms into a compassionate governess named Anna Paulsson. She thwarts Torsten’s murder plot against the Consul’s grandson, declines Harald’s proposal to protect him, and ultimately leaves with Dr. Wegert to start a new life. Barring (played by Tore Svennberg) appears in A Woman's Face.
Consul Magnus Barring is a wealthy patriarch and Lars-Erik’s grandfather. He provides a loving, stable home for the boy and treats family employee Harald Berg like an uncle. Deeply upset when Harald wants to leave, he relies on Anna to persuade him to return to Forsa and resume his life with the family. Allan Wegert (played by Anders Henrikson) appears in A Woman's Face.
A plastic surgeon specializing in facial reconstruction for WWI veterans. He secretly takes in the disfigured Anna, heals her foot, and successfully operates on her face. After his marriage fails, he invites Anna to accompany him to China with the Red Cross as a governess, and she gratefully accepts. Harald Berg (played by Gunnar Sjöberg) appears in A Woman's Face.
A trusted employee of the Barring family business, regarded as an uncle by Lars-Erik. He falls in love with Anna and attempts to stop Torsten’s murder attempt during a sleigh ride, resulting in him being thrown and badly injured. He proposes marriage to Anna, who refuses for his own good, and he eventually returns to Forsa. Torsten Barring (played by Georg Rydeberg) appears in A Woman's Face.
The dissolute nephew of the Consul who is deeply indebted to Anna’s blackmail gang. Pressured to murder young Lars-Erik to secure his inheritance, he attempts to fake a fatal sleigh accident. His plot is thwarted when Anna intervenes, causing his accomplice to be injured and forcing him to flee into the night.
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Characters
Anna Holm
(played by Ingrid Bergman) — protagonist
Embittered woman with a facial disfigurement who works for a blackmail gang. After receiving plastic surgery from Dr. Wegert, she transforms into a compassionate governess named Anna Paulsson. She thw...
Barring
(played by Tore Svennberg) — supporting
Consul Magnus Barring is a wealthy patriarch and Lars-Erik’s grandfather. He provides a loving, stable home for the boy and treats family employee Harald Berg like an uncle. Deeply upset when Harald w...
Allan Wegert
(played by Anders Henrikson) — supporting
A plastic surgeon specializing in facial reconstruction for WWI veterans. He secretly takes in the disfigured Anna, heals her foot, and successfully operates on her face. After his marriage fails, he...
Harald Berg
(played by Gunnar Sjöberg) — supporting
A trusted employee of the Barring family business, regarded as an uncle by Lars-Erik. He falls in love with Anna and attempts to stop Torsten’s murder attempt during a sleigh ride, resulting in him be...
Torsten Barring
(played by Georg Rydeberg) — supporting
The dissolute nephew of the Consul who is deeply indebted to Anna’s blackmail gang. Pressured to murder young Lars-Erik to secure his inheritance, he attempts to fake a fatal sleigh accident. His plot...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Barring → Torsten Barring
(Family Uncle And Nephew)
Torsten is identified as the Consul's dissolute nephew, while Barring is the Consul whose estate Torsten hopes to inherit.
Barring → Anna Holm
(Professional Employer)
Anna goes to Forsa as governess to Barring's grandson and remains with the family after the murder attempt.
Barring → Harald Berg
(Professional Employer)
Harald is a close friend and employee of the Barring family business.
Anna Holm → Harald Berg
(Romantic Love Interest)
Harald falls in love with Anna, and the plot states that she falls in love with him as well.
Anna Holm → Torsten Barring
(Professional Criminal Associate)
Anna belongs to the blackmail gang pressuring Torsten, while Torsten is involved in the gang's plan to kill the Consul's grandson.
Anna Holm → Allan Wegert
(Professional Patient And Surgeon)
Allan Wegert treats Anna Holm's injured foot and performs successful plastic surgery on her disfigured face.
Story Analysis
A disfigured criminal rebuilds her moral identity through compassion, love, sacrifice, and the possibility of a new life.
