Persona
Ingmar Bergman's most personal and original film
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.
- 8.1
- 1966
- Released
- 1h 24m
Bibi Andersson
Alma
Liv Ullmann
Elisabet Vogler
Margaretha Krook
The Doctor
Gunnar Björnstrand
Herr Vogler
Jörgen Lindström
Elisabet's Son (uncredited)
Released
sv
- #dreams
- #nurse
- #confession
- #identity crisis
- #mental breakdown
- #betrayal
- #mute
- #black and white
- #patient
- #psychiatry
- #submerged
- #mysterious
- #institution
- #dual personality
- #stage actress
- #duality
- #dissociative identities
- #empathetic
Reviews
This is one of my favourite Bergman films that darkly and potently showcases the skills of two women at the top of their game. "Elisabeth" (Liv Ullmann) is an acclaimed stage actress who, mid-performance, is struck dumb. Nobody is quite sure what has caused this, but a nurse is duly hired to take care of her. "Alma" (Bibi Andersson) arrives and soon comes to believe that the silence of her charge