Persona (1966)

Essential Viewing

Sweden

Feature Film
Writer/Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cinematographer: Sven Nykvist
Composer: Lars Johan Werle
Cast: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann

Bergman’s enigmatic masterpiece, exploring the tortuous relationship between an unaccountably mute actress and her vivacious nurse, is, with its striking imagery and Andersson and Ullman’s fantastic performances, an erotic, troubling, disturbing, and unforgettable experience. Iain.Stott