Movie Description PERSONA is an intense and unsettling study of the symbiotic relationship between Alma, a nurse (Bibi Andersson), and Elisabeth (Liv Ullmann), an actress who has mysteriously lost the power of speech. To bring about her patient's recovery, Elisabeth's doctor asks Alma to accompany her to a private cottage by the sea. In this isolated setting, the two women fall into a strange state of codependency laced with jealousy and resentment--and eventually, their identities begin to merge. PERSONA is considered one of Ingmar Bergman's greatest cinematic accomplishments and should not to be missed by anyone seriously interested in film.
| Credits | | Cast: | Gunnar Bjornstrand, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook |
| Details | | Edition: | Special Edition |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Mono - Swedish Mono - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Marc Gervais - Bergman Biographer Featurette - 1. "A Poem in Images" On-Camera Interviews With Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson Text/Image Galleries: Photo Gallery, Theatrical release: October 18, 1966 (Sweden).
Filmed on location on the island of Farö, Sweden, and at Råsunda Studios.
The film won the 1969 National Film Society Award for Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Actress (Bibi Andersson).
The film won the 1969 Polish Zota Kaczka ("Gold Tooth") for Best Foreign Film.
The film won the 1967 Swedish Guldbagge Award for Best Actress (Bibi Andersson).
Bibi Andersson’s erotic "confession" scene on the beach was partially scripted by the actress herself.
Editorial Reviews "...A must..." - Recommended Premiere - p.93 - Howard Karren (03/01/1995)
"...PERSONA is film we return to over the years, for the beauty of is images and because we hope to understand its mysteries..." Chicago Sun-Times - p.3 - Roger Ebert (01/07/2001)
"...Every bit as intellectual as it sounds, PERSONA is made up of clinical compositions, austere acting and stark lighting....It's this very severity that gives the film it's crisp beauty..." Total Film - Jamie Graham (03/01/2003)
"[T]his probably was the art house film of the era and a major influence on Robert Altman's 3 WOMEN." USA Today - Mike Clark (07/31/2007)
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