★ 8.1 1966 Sweden 83 min

Persona

“A new film by Ingmar Bergman.”

Directed 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 BjörnstrandJörgen Lindström
Cinematography — Sven Nykvist
Screenplay — Ingmar Bergman
Music — Lars Johan Werle

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Deep Dive

Interpretation layer: books, essays, context, and interactive lenses behind the film.

Source Material

The Divided Self

The book behind the film. Sometimes the real horror is in the margins.
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Thematic companion
Psychology and Art
Carl Jung
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Soundtrack
Persona OST
Lars Johan Werle
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