adonis98-743-186503 A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personas are melding together. Dull, Boring and just a mess of different kiss put together alongside just erotic scenes that aren't even enough hot to count them makes 'Persona' another just dull and horrible film that is just weird and not in a good way as you might think or expected and i don't get the high ratings it even has but then again IMDb was always kind of confusing with it's ratings and the way movies like this end up in lists that shouldn't be in or belong in general. (0/10)

Anssi Vartiainen A film that starts with a collection of clips, from old movies to spiders to scenery to a lamb being slaughtered to a crucifixion. After which we delve deep into the psyche of two women and start asking questions. Is there or can there be a clearly defined self? If we are to assume that everything is a lie based on the fact that all of our existence is merely our brains interpreting signals sent by our senses, the truthfulness of which we have no way of confirming, is it then the most truthful thing of all to stop interacting with the world so as to not add to the lie? Can someone become someone else by knowing everything there is to be known about then, and even then are we that person or something else because we have our own memories as well?You know... art.Sometimes referred to as the Mount Everest of film critics, Persona by Ingmar Bergman is not an easy movie to get into. Countless papers have been written about it, and for a reason. Its plot is hard to follow and complicated, but at the same time you're keenly aware that it means something. Quite what that something is... well, that's up for debate.The story goes that a great actress Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann) had ceased talking. She has been deemed mentally and physically healthy, but still she remains silent. She is sent to a distant beach-side house with Sister Alma (Bibi Andersson), her personal nurse, to heal. But soon Alma, being the only one who wants to talk, finds herself revealing more and more to this great presence, this great personality. More than she has ever revealed to anyone. It's almost like Elisabet is learning everything there is to know about her, but at the same time she's learning about her. And the blurring starts.The only clear theme in this film is that of identity. We are complex creatures. Our personalities are shaped by countless little things, from past events to falsely remembered memories, from something we once heard to the expectations of the society, from learned habits to the whims of nature. But how often we truly think about this. How malleable are our personalities? You are you, naturally, but who are you really?The film asks the questions, but doesn't provide much in the way of answers. But if there are no answers to be had or if the questions themselves are the journey's end, what then? Hard to say, but your first step on this path could be this film.

Natig Aleskerli This movie is definitely the best movie of all time! Here Bergman tried to show how the people are selfish and think about only themselves. The two people, two different face scene is just the picture of the modern world and modern people. Also Bergman tried to work with different topic in this movie than his own style, he usually works with God and how to show God with avi people. Again, Persona is the best of all time!

Sir Azid Ahmad Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" is as good as a 'middle-finger' towards anyone who thinks that story-quality is essential in cinema. This Bergman's film has no story, no direction, but only ideas. And till now, it still remains as one of the most critically acclaimed motion pictures of all time. "Persona" acts like a film class with groups of passionate cinema addicts; and to casual moviegoers, the film would go as far as being mundane or worthless. The movie centers around a nurse named Alma (Bibi Andersson) and her patient Elisabet (Liv Ullman), who suddenly refuses to speak completely. The story does nothing much and only mostly explores the relationship between the two mentioned characters. Exhausting but surely not wasteful monologues is the film's cup of tea."Persona" displays towering filmmaking. The filmmakers behind the camera must be so skillful that every scene, every frame is to be conceived for excellence in photography. In a scene where Alma recalls about an incident at a beach and talks about it, Bergman never showed any images on-screen about the recollection at all, but I could vividly paint her (Alma) story inside my head through the dialogues and actor's delivery of the lines. This shows its exceptional work in writing and acting."Persona" is not an easy movie. You will need at least two viewings to fully possess a grasp of Bergman's imaginations. The film is big in interpretations; and if you look up to articles about the film on the internet, you will see tons of it. But here's my theory: Alma and Elisabet (two different characters), are one. Although they are of two different persons, their personalities and histories are actually the same. So, when Alma speaks about or does of anything that is related to Elisabet, she is indirectly referring to herself and vice versa. I believe this makes more sense when Bergman showed an image of halves of the two characters' faces merged together, thus becoming one."Ingmar Bergman's finest film." I cannot assert on that as "Persona" is the only Bergman's film I watched. However, this is a supreme work of art from the master of cinema who also made highly revered films like "Wild Strawberries" and "The Seventh Seal". "Persona"'s beauty, is well suited for people who decide to appreciate cinematic art. Bergman's talent might have left us, but his works, his masterpieces, will be felt still, in the long future.(Cinematicmadness.blogspot.com)