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Persona (1966) was a Drama - Fantasy Film directed by Ingmar Bergman and produced by Ingmar Bergman.

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By Beatrice on Feb 18, 2019 From Flickers in Time

Persona Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1966/Sweden Aurora/Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Ingmar Bergman’s best film? ?Gorgeous, haunting, and baffling. Nurse Sister Alma (Bibi Andersson) is assigned to care ... Read full article


Persona (1966) (1)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 16, 2014 From 4 Star Films

“Persona: The image or personality that a person presents to other people” ~ Merriam Webster Dictionary? All of a sudden roles are reversed and when Alma discovers a letter Elisabet sent away to the administrator, things are never the same. She feels betrayed learning that the actress h... Read full article


Persona (1966) (2)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 16, 2014 From 4 Star Films

“Persona: The image or personality that a person presents to other people” ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary? The opening sequences in the hospital are noticeably minimalist with an accentuated sterile environment. The close-ups feel reminiscent of The Passion of Joan of Arc and the highly dr... Read full article


A Word About ‘Persona’

By MargaretPerry on Apr 23, 2012 From Margaret Perry

Throughout the 20th century, film stars had a very significant role in defining American womanhood. They were as much public figures as any politician, social reformer, or military leader. From the Great Depression years through the 1960s (an era often described as The Golden Age of Hollywood) actre... Read full article


Persona (1)

By Michael on Dec 13, 2011 From Le Mot du Cinephiliaque

Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966) Considering my eternal admiration towards the great master that is Ingmar Bergman, I've decided to treat myself with this review of his most experimental film: Persona. Frankly, my "fanophilia" isn't the main reason why I decided to review this extraordinary masterpie... Read full article


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The Doctor: I understand, all right. The hopeless dream of being - not seeming, but being. At every waking moment, alert. The gulf between what you are with others and what you are alone. The vertigo and the constant hunger to be exposed, to be seen through, perhaps even wiped out. Every inflection and every gesture a lie, every smile a grimace. Suicide? No, too vulgar. But you can refuse to move, refuse to talk, so that you don't have to lie. You can shut yourself in. Then you needn't play any parts or make wrong gestures. Or so you thought. But reality is diabolical. Your hiding place isn't watertight. Life trickles in from the outside, and you're forced to react. No one asks if it is true or false, if you're genuine or just a sham. Such things matter only in the theatre, and hardly there either. I understand why you don't speak, why you don't move, why you've created a part for yourself out of apathy. I understand. I admire. You should go on with this part until it is played out, until it loses interest for you. Then you can leave it, just as you've left your other parts one by one.


Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress: Nothing... nothing!


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The name of Bibi Andersson's character "Alma" is Spanish for "soul".
According to himself, Ingmar Bergman fell in love with Liv Ullmann during the making of the movie.
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