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Persona

Persona

Ingmar Bergman's most personal and original film

Rating

5.0 (1)

Release Date

10/18/1966

Runtime

84 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A hypnotic psychological chamber piece where silence becomes as present as speech. As a nurse pours her life into caring for a mute actress, the boundary between caregiver and patient dissolves into something far more troubling.

Mood

MelancholicUnsettlingContemplativeClaustrophobic

Themes

IdentityIsolationGrief

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Black and whiteFormalist

Structure

Single location
Bibi Andersson

Bibi Andersson

Alma

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Elisabet Vogler

Margaretha Krook

Margaretha Krook

The Doctor

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Herr Vogler

Jörgen Lindström

Jörgen Lindström

Elisabet's Son (uncredited)

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