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Persona

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Famed stage actress Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Advised by her doctor to take time off to recover from what appears to be an emotional breakdown, Elisabeth goes to a beach house on the Baltic Sea with only Anna (Bibi Andersson), a nurse, as company. Over the next several weeks, as Anna struggles to reach her mute patient, the two women find themselves experiencing a strange emotional convergence.
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Critics Consensus

Arguably Bergman's finest film, Persona explores the human condition with intense curiosity, immense technical skill, and beguiling warmth.

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Susan Sontag Sight & Sound 05/03/2024
A succession of ever more difficult and rewarding films has turned up in recent years. But that good fortune releases nobody who cares about films from acclaiming work as original and triumphant as Persona. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 07/14/2023
5/5
... A nifty, stylish and unforgettable hour and a half. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies 01/02/2018
5/5
Hardcore surrealism is rarely this enjoyable. Go to Full Review Fico Cangiano CineXpress Podcast 08/01/2024
4.5/5
A quintessential example of avant-garde cinema. Bergman's influential film holds so much more than one initially thinks. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm 03/01/2023
3.5/4
The quintessential, mid-century art film... Go to Full Review Barbara Grier The Ladder 06/30/2021
The movie is weird, as are all of [Bergman's], but it is worth seeing -- even twice. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lily M @Liliana.4 Jan 20 Persona vond ik een echt interessante en indrukwekkende film. Het is geen film die je zomaar kijkt. Hij zet je echt aan het denken. Tijdens en na het kijken merkte ik dat ik begon te reflecteren op mijn eigen leven, mijn identiteit en hoe ik mezelf aan anderen laat zien. De relatie tussen Alma en Elisabet is intens en soms ongemakkelijk. Juist daardoor blijft de film hangen. Je wordt als kijker bijna gedwongen om jezelf vragen te stellen: wie ben ik echt, en hoeveel daarvan is een rol? Ik zou deze film zeker aanraden aan veel andere mensen, vooral aan iedereen die houdt van films met diepgang en betekenis. Persona is geen simpele entertainmentfilm, maar een ervaring die je bijblijft. See more Ghalib D. @Gdhalla Dec 1 Lots to be admired - the performances, cinematography, even the premise. As for trying to make sense of it ultimately…well. See more Cem Okan Y @cmyldz23 Oct 23 This movie definitely is not great for having fun watching it. But it is great to appreciate what cinema is and also if you want to, to think about it and what it means to you. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Sep 20 An essential access to comprehending experimental director Ingmar Bergman’s enrichingly complex storytelling, a rewarding gem in grasping the spiritual intangibility upon existential subjects that dissects a woman’s mid-life crisis from forgone dreams and desires to mentally manifesting regrets that seeds a visually striking, haunting odyssey. Of course, it varies conclusively. (A-) See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 15 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29 Nurse, heal thyself. This film is, in one word, UNBELIEVABLE. See more Read all reviews
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Ingmar Bergman

Director

Bibi Andersson

Alma, The Nurse

Liv Ullmann

Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress

Gunnar Björnstrand

Mr. Vogler

Margareta Krook

The Doctor

Jörgen Lindström

The Boy, Elisabeth's Son (uncredited)

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Synopsis Famed stage actress Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Advised by her doctor to take time off to recover from what appears to be an emotional breakdown, Elisabeth goes to a beach house on the Baltic Sea with only Anna (Bibi Andersson), a nurse, as company. Over the next several weeks, as Anna struggles to reach her mute patient, the two women find themselves experiencing a strange emotional convergence.
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Ingmar Bergman
Screenwriter
Ingmar Bergman
Distributor
Video Yesteryear, United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Reel Media International [us], Lopert Pictures Corp.
Production Co
Svensk Filmindustri
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1967, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Runtime
1h 21m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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