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Persona
Cast
Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Bjornstrand View AllCrew
Ingmar Bergman (Screenplay), Ingmar Bergman (Director) View All
Release: Oct. 18th, 1966
Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes
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Ingmar Bergman's Persona - Possible Spoilers
I've actually watched quite a few movies recently, but a couple of them, (Noriko's Dinner Table and Persona) deserve much more thorough discussions than I've had time to get into lately. I've had to d...
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Obviously a central theme of the film is about motherhood, and the way that motherhood (or the lack thereof) has had a serious emotional impact on both of the women.

Certainly, Elisabet completely fools Alma with hers, and the results are shattering - but in the complete breakdown of the superficial connection, do Elisabet and Alma finally connect in a deeper way and become one.

The only way I can explain what this film made me feel is like being trapped in someone else's depressed mind (if that makes sense.) The viewer becomes immediately enveloped in the ever increasing feeling of unease and tension as the nurse and her silent patience's minds become melded in a chaos of ....