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A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own .. Read more

Starring	Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Bjornstrand
Director	Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- "...PERSONA is film we return to over the years, for the beauty of is images and because we hope to understand its mysteries..."
- 11312
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Modern Art
  
  This is one of those famous black and white 60's films that you can't be bothered to rent becuase you think it would be a bit worthy and hard going.read more »
  
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  - Thame, England
  - 20 Aug 2004 at 23:21
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  Persona - My Review
  
  I just haven't got a clue what to say this. I liked the experimental intro that appears to have no connection to the film proper. As for the rest of it with... read more »
  
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- - DaddyTank
  - 160 reviews
  - Ulan Bator
  - 09 Nov 2011 at 10:22
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  The Future of Cinema
  
  Stupendous it shakes you out of your comfort zone and inspires you in ways you never thought possible.
  
  This is a different type of movie; along the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 06 Nov 2011 at 17:28
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  DEEPLY "PERSONA"L
  
  Absolutely brilliant: direction, story, acting, photography, everything. 'Persona', unlike so many films of its period, hasn't dated at all. An ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Oct 2011 at 23:53
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  persona na
  
  Very difficult to keep up with changes that happen at first. Out of fustration nurse lets all her emotions go out of failure to communicate to her fellow ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 Aug 2011 at 18:14
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  Puzzle movie - I suggest a variation on the Doppelganger theme
  
  This piece of cinema can be either fascinating or frustrating depending on your response to it. What it is, certainly, is a piece of cinematic art in the sense ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 09:57
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  Subtlety and Complexity
  
  Stunning. A wonderful film - especially for its imaginative sensitivity, whose meaning and effect grow on you by stealth. It takes time to grasp how the ... read more »
  
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- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 26 May 2010 at 08:17
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  Brilliant and riveting
  
  Amazing performances, brilliant photography. It's so psychologically mature and sophisticated - it makes you realise what tripe is served up to us by ... read more »
  
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  - brighton
  - 14 May 2010 at 12:29
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  Great
  
  With no doubt this is certainly one of the best movies I have ever seen.
  
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  - Farnborough
  - 28 Jan 2010 at 12:21
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  Cinematic tour de force
  
  I know Ingmar Bergman is rated as one of cinema's great artists & having been watching quite a few of his recently (thanks to Love Film!) I heartily ... read more »
  
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- - BrainHurtz
  - 2 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 30 Sep 2009 at 21:16
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  Salacious Bergman
  
  Attending a patient flirting with mental disintegration, a nurse contrasts social and spiritual abnegation with her own sexual anxiety. Their dramatic ... read more »
  
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  - East Midlands, UK
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 00:11
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  Modern Art
  
  This is one of those famous black and white 60's films that you can't be bothered to rent becuase you think it would be a bit worthy and hard going.read more »
  
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  - Thame, England
  - 20 Aug 2004 at 23:21
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  Freudian slips
  
  When I read in the summary that this is “one of Ingmar Bergman's greatest ... read more »
  
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- - PeterSays
  - 105 reviews
  - Romsey
  - 13 Dec 2006 at 21:20
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  beautiful, but
  
  The photography was amazing. Brilliant performances by the two lead actresses.
  
  But i couldnt comprehend the ending.
  
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- - Arun
  - Liverpool, UK
  - 09 May 2005 at 18:26
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  A flowing canvas of insight!
  
  And then there was Ingmar Bergman!
  
  He decided to investigate psychological and philosophical ideas, work in symbolism and metaphor, capture essence ... read more »
  
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- - Billy
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 19 May 2007 at 21:08
- - 6
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  I don't go handing out five stars every day you know
  
  A mute actress and her nurse go nuts up a fjord (or do they?). Ok. That's the plot dealt with. This is the most arresting film I've seen in a long ... read more »
  
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- - nostromo
  - Reading
  - 08 Aug 2005 at 22:21
- - 5
  - 2
  A must see film!
  
  One of the most important Bergman films. Beautifully shot with Swedish minimalist sensibility. Bergman directs two very brilliant actresses Bibi Andersson and ... read more »
  
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- - Jinnah
  - Waltham Forest
  - 21 Dec 2003 at 05:08
- - 4
  - 1
  An art-house classic!
  
  Ingmar Bergman's classic psychodrama. A stage actress becomes catatonic during a performance. After a period of hospitalisation she is sent to her Doctor&#... read more »
  
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- - LEIGH70
  - DENBIGHSHIRE
  - 03 Feb 2004 at 21:42
- - 4
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  Silence is Golden!
  
  Ingmar Bergman shows the masterful storytelling and ability to obtain exceptional performances from his actors, when Liv Ullmann acts in silence and Bibi ... read more »
  
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- - Clicknick
  - 28 reviews
  - Henley-on-Thames
  - 20 Jan 2008 at 22:22
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  Pretentious Crap
  
  Trying way too hard to be clever. The storyline and characters are completely vacuous. The kind of film that would appeal to people who pretend to have read ... read more »
  
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- - Jo Knight
  - Kent, England
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 21:03
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  Another deep and ...
  
  Another deep and meaningful film by the Swedish Bergman. This film offers all that has cometo be expected from Bergman. Worth watching.
  
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- - Bosmania
  - 53 reviews
  - Derbyshire
  - 26 Apr 2004 at 00:39

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- "...PERSONA is film we return to over the years, for the beauty of is images and because we hope to understand its mysteries..."
- 11312
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Bergman at his most brilliant as he explores the symbiotic relationship that evolves between an actress suffering a... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...A must..." - Recommended
- 11313
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- Persona
  
  A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth ...