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Persona

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Persona
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NR,1hr 21min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
March 6, 1967
Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margareta Krook  ...more
Synopsis: Persona is difficult to characterize in simple terms, but it may be helpful to describe this complex film as being an exploration of identity that combines elements of drama, visual poetry, and modern psychology. The central story revolves around a young nurse named Alma (Bibi Andersson) and her patient, a well-known actress named Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann). Elisabet has stopped speaking, and the attending psychiatrist treats the actress by sending her to an isolated seaside cottage under Alma's ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Hastings, AMG Review
A watershed film in its economy, symbolism, and frank sexuality, Ingmar Bergman's Persona ranks as one of the director's most personal pieces, breaking from his earlier, more explicit work in favor of the abstract, intuitive style that he would continue to develop in such films as Hour of the Wolf (1968), Shame (1968), and Cries and Whispers (1973). Bergman started work on Persona after a long hospital ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Bibi Andersson
Nurse Alma
Liv Ullmann
Actress Elisabeth Vogler
Margareta Krook
doctor, Dr. Lakaren
Gunnar Björnstrand
Mr. Vogler
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