Persona (1966)

	Directed by: Ingmar Bergman	COUNTRY Sweden GENRE Psychological drama NORWEGIAN TITLE Persona RUNNING TIME 84 minutes
	Produced by: Ingmar Bergman
	Written by: Ingmar Bergman

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Syster Alma	Bibi Andersson	½
Elisabet Vogler	Liv Ullmann
Läkaren	Margaretha Krook	-
Herr Vogler	Gunnar Björnstrand	-
Elisabets son	Jörgen Lindström	-

Review

Ingmar Bergman's enticing peak into the human psyche and the ever-present duality we harbour is an aesthetically fulfilled and incredibly rich picture whose status in film history is unwavering, and with good reason. The movie is remarkably underpopulated and economical, almost to the point of minimalistic. Like a master painter who makes every brush stroke telling, Bergman makes every image momentous in Persona. And as a result, every single scene has a definite tension. Bergman's rhythmic shifts adequately mirror the mental states of his two protagonists. And his use of abrupt cuts and compositions creates a horror-inspired atmosphere reminiscent of Polanski's work from the same period. Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann are wonderful in the two lead roles – their faces and souls comprehensively examined by the Swedish virtuoso.