![]() ![]() Doctors can find nothing wrong with her mentally or physically, and put her in the care of a young nurse (Bibi Andersson), who takes her to the seaside. She withdraws from her husband and young son. It seems to be because of her feelings of the falseness of life (and indeed, 'Persona' in Latin means 'mask'), heightened by events in the world (we see a film clip of a Buddhist monk in Vietnam who set fire to himself in protest of the war, as well as a picture of Nazis holding guns on women and children). Ostensibly, an actor (Liv Ullman) has had an existential crisis while on the stage and suddenly stops speaking. As with many (all?) of Bergman's films, the script is fantastic, with real weight to it, and it's a cerebral film. ![]() The story is relatively straightforward, but discerning what's reality may be a little challenging. An avant-garde opening sequence of images, some disturbing, immediately sets the tone for this movie, as Bergman seems to say he will challenge us with 'Persona'.
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