En kvinnas ansikte (1938)

A Woman's Face poster

English Title: A Woman’s Face
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Starring:
 Ingrid Bergman, Tore Svennberg
Directed by: Gustaf Molander

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Anna Holm (Ingrid Bergman) bears scars which cause her to be cast aside by society, so her hardened heart turns to crime.

Kitty Cameo: In an early scene in the film Anna is meeting with her gang and a young heir discussing a possible upcoming job. Throughout the scene a man named Nyman (Erik Berglund) is holding a small black kitten.

A Woman's Face - Anna Ingrid Bergmen with men and Nyman Erik Berglund holding up black kitten

A Woman's Face - Anna Ingrid Bergmen with men and Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

One of the party points out that the cat was named for Nyman. When Nyman asks what the kitten’s name is, the man replies, “Cognac.”

A Woman's Face - Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

A Woman's Face - Anna Ingrid Bergmen with men and Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

A Woman's Face - Anna Ingrid Bergmen with men and Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

A Woman's Face - men and Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

A Woman's Face - men including Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

Cognac the kitten is not seen in the film again.

A Woman's Face - Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

A Woman's Face - Nyman Erik Berglund holding black kitten

Final Mewsings: Cats, like liquor, are addictive.


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