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December 23, 2010

Persona (1966): A Speedy Review

A young nurse is assigned to take care of an actress who seems to have lost the ability to speak. They spend a lot of time secluded together in a coastal cottage, and the nurse spills the details of her life to her listening patient. As she reveals more about herself, she finds her own persona melding with her patient's.

The opening of this movie leaves a lot for me to research one day. For a second, I thought the whole movie was going to be an experimental one. Thankfully it settles in, and the relationship between Alma and Elisabeth drew me in. Bergman certainly knows how to frame shots, and the ones of these two women as their personas connect are famous for a reason. Creepy, interesting, exposing movie.

Posted by Jeri Email at 03:02:00 pm | [no category assigned], movies, netflix/tivo

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