TMDB 8.1 1966 Sweden 83 min

Persona

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

A new film by Ingmar Bergman.

A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personas are melding together.

Starring
Bibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha KrookGunnar Björnstrand
with Jörgen Lindström, Thích Quảng Đức
Cinematography — Sven Nykvist
Screenplay — Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay — Ingmar Bergman
Music — Lars Johan Werle
Music — Lars Johan Werle
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Context

The Divided Self

R.D. Laing

Laing on the self splitting under pressure. Published a year before the film, and it shows.

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02 Companion Psychology and Art Jung named the persona: the face worn outward. Bergman took the term and the idea. → 03 Soundtrack Persona OST Lars Johan Werle →

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