3370 COM HISTORY OF CINEMA<\/p>\n
Kim Vera<\/p>\n
TITLE: Persona<\/p>\n
RELEASING COMPANY & DATE: AB Svenska October 18, 1966<\/p>\n
PRODUCER: Ingmar Bergman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DIRECTOR: Ingmar Bergman<\/p>\n
WRITER: Ingmar Bergman<\/p>\n
CAST: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann<\/p>\n
PRINCIPAL ARTISTS\/CRAFTSMEN: Sven Nykvist<\/p>\n
THEME OF FILM: Doubling, self loathing and uncertainty<\/p>\n
PLOT:<\/p>\n
A nurse is hired to help an actress who loses her power of speech. They check into a private cottage, and they become entirely dependent on each other. \u201cIt\u2019s the case of the cure being worse than the affliction…\u201d<\/p>\n
REVIEWER\u2019S COMMENTS: After watching this film, I still wasn\u2019t quite sure as to what the doubling meant. Alma is the only who talks throughout the film, and Elisabet merely listens \u2014 not having anyone to interact would drive a person mad. And even though Elisabet and Alma have formed a sort of bond, there is some tension and jealousy between the two characters. There is also a scene where Alma says, how she would like to become Elisabet on the inside, and how easy it would for Elisabet to become her. My initial thought was that both Alma and Elisabet were the same person. In the scene where Mr. Volger appears, Alma acts as if she had forgotten who she was. Later in the famous scene where both Alma\u2019s and Elisabet\u2019s face morph into one, she argues with her demanding she is Alma and not Elisabet. After the film is over, I am still unsure who is who and whether or not they are two individuals or one.<\/p>\n
PLACE IN HISTORY:
\nA Bergman masterpiece, and considered one of the significant works of the 20th Century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
3370 COM HISTORY OF CINEMA Kim Vera TITLE: Persona RELEASING COMPANY & DATE: AB Svenska October 18, 1966 PRODUCER: Ingmar Bergman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DIRECTOR: Ingmar Bergman WRITER: Ingmar Bergman CAST: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann PRINCIPAL ARTISTS\/CRAFTSMEN: Sven Nykvist THEME OF FILM: Doubling, self loathing and uncertainty PLOT: A nurse is hired to help an actress who loses … Continue reading Movie Review #4<\/span>