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Persona (1966)

 -  Drama  -  16 March 1967 (USA)
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A nurse is put in charge of an actress who can't talk and finds that the actress's persona is melding with hers.

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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. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth's persona. Written by Kathy Li

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The name of Bibi Andersson's character "Alma" is Spanish for "soul". See more »

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Sister Alma: He's calling again. I'll find out what he wants from us. Out here, far away in our loneliness.
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Spoofed in SCTV: Whispers of the Wolf/The Occult (1978) See more »

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Absolute masterpiece
31 January 2009 | by (Poland) – See all my reviews

What can I say? It is an absolute masterpiece in some aspects bringing reminiscences of antic tragedies (in terms of gestures mostly - vide Maria Callas in Pasolini's Medea). But most of all this movie, as almost all Bergman's movies, touches humanity of a man and asks us questions that hardly none of directors was able to present in such a clear manner. The story can be read in many ways, but for me the symbolic one is probably the most fruitful. Persona, the face, mask, in a physical meaning as used in Greek tragedies, the way to become someone else, depict and reenact myths. On higher level, symbolic meaning of persona in Jung's psychology together with all his theories about ego. Simply, a 100% must see for every thinking man.


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