Persona is one of the most unique films, ever made. A nurse develops a bizarre friendship with mentally disturbed patient, refusing to speak.
Bergman is undoubtedly, one of the greatest artists of all time. He proves it with Persona. A movie that is so provocative and beautiful, that you begin enjoying its allegorical path. Everything seems weird. The plot is like a puzzle the viewer has to fix. The experience begins.
The nurse, Alma, firstly seems like a typical young girl. Innocent and pretty, friendly and smiling. She feels for her new "task" and puts a great effort in order to start the treatment. Alma obviously suffers from loneliness, sharing very private things with Elisabth - the patient. Alma realizes, the best decision is fresh air, far away from the depressing hospital.
Persona is not a typical surreal film. It doesn't contain elements from David Lynch or Luis Bunuel's work. It's a character study with its own methods of creating an illusion. The first half of the movie is full of monologues. The storyline doesn't develop. Just another one of those movies about nothing, but you still enjoy them. The second half of the movie, however, is one of the most impressive cinematic experiences ever. Every scene holds a significance, a key to the explanation of what's really happening.... according to you.
Alma finds out that Elisabeth is making fun of her in a letter, and feels betrayed. Her heroine becomes much more complex, almost scary to watch. Alma's actions become more and more unpredictable and weird until she fails to find an answer to her own existence, losing herself into a world of delusion and moral emptiness. Alma's past starts chasing her conscience. She becomes a completely different person. Elisabeth is still silent and too weak to overcome the problems she has faced over the past.
Bergman covers the existentialism issue by creating two characters, blending into one. Elisabeth doesn't speak, because something horrible has happened to her. However, she is not scared, but rather desperate, re-thinking the meaning of life. As an actress, she is too eccentric to reveal what's inside her. Bergman, perfectly contrasts Alma's confessions with Elisabeth's mysteriousness.
Persona is so great, because your interpretation solves the movie. Bergman provokes your imagination by describing the plot as two women, becoming one, which is pretty confusing. As I said, the movie is an experience. You just sit and enjoy its weirdness, thinking of all kinds of explanations.
The acting is pure greatness. Bibi Andersson and Live Ullmann deliver two of the greatest performances ever.
Persona is like the stage of falling asleep, dreaming. Things are normal, boring and pointless when you go to bed. Your dream, however, depicts barely connected, vaguely images which you interpret at the next day.
Bergman's direction is again, phenomenal. There are a couple of close-ups which change the whole concept of the particular scene. Much like the relationship between the two women, the camera moves falteringly, with calm atmosphere, lack of any tension. Only a true artist could make a movie disturbing by classic character development.
Persona is one of the greatest movies ever and quite possibly, Bergman's true masterpiece. A beautiful, disturbing character study that is pure example of beautiful cinema.
Bergman is undoubtedly, one of the greatest artists of all time. He proves it with Persona. A movie that is so provocative and beautiful, that you begin enjoying its allegorical path. Everything seems weird. The plot is like a puzzle the viewer has to fix. The experience begins.
The nurse, Alma, firstly seems like a typical young girl. Innocent and pretty, friendly and smiling. She feels for her new "task" and puts a great effort in order to start the treatment. Alma obviously suffers from loneliness, sharing very private things with Elisabth - the patient. Alma realizes, the best decision is fresh air, far away from the depressing hospital.
Persona is not a typical surreal film. It doesn't contain elements from David Lynch or Luis Bunuel's work. It's a character study with its own methods of creating an illusion. The first half of the movie is full of monologues. The storyline doesn't develop. Just another one of those movies about nothing, but you still enjoy them. The second half of the movie, however, is one of the most impressive cinematic experiences ever. Every scene holds a significance, a key to the explanation of what's really happening.... according to you.
Alma finds out that Elisabeth is making fun of her in a letter, and feels betrayed. Her heroine becomes much more complex, almost scary to watch. Alma's actions become more and more unpredictable and weird until she fails to find an answer to her own existence, losing herself into a world of delusion and moral emptiness. Alma's past starts chasing her conscience. She becomes a completely different person. Elisabeth is still silent and too weak to overcome the problems she has faced over the past.
Bergman covers the existentialism issue by creating two characters, blending into one. Elisabeth doesn't speak, because something horrible has happened to her. However, she is not scared, but rather desperate, re-thinking the meaning of life. As an actress, she is too eccentric to reveal what's inside her. Bergman, perfectly contrasts Alma's confessions with Elisabeth's mysteriousness.
Persona is so great, because your interpretation solves the movie. Bergman provokes your imagination by describing the plot as two women, becoming one, which is pretty confusing. As I said, the movie is an experience. You just sit and enjoy its weirdness, thinking of all kinds of explanations.
The acting is pure greatness. Bibi Andersson and Live Ullmann deliver two of the greatest performances ever.
Persona is like the stage of falling asleep, dreaming. Things are normal, boring and pointless when you go to bed. Your dream, however, depicts barely connected, vaguely images which you interpret at the next day.
Bergman's direction is again, phenomenal. There are a couple of close-ups which change the whole concept of the particular scene. Much like the relationship between the two women, the camera moves falteringly, with calm atmosphere, lack of any tension. Only a true artist could make a movie disturbing by classic character development.
Persona is one of the greatest movies ever and quite possibly, Bergman's true masterpiece. A beautiful, disturbing character study that is pure example of beautiful cinema.