Product: Persona (1967)
Rating: 4.0
Excellent, Weird
I can see why this movie is a classic. I chose to watch it because I found it on a list of some of the world's top movies. I can't say that I was disappointed, though I did find the story weird, and sometimes, to be honest, I couldn't figure out what was going on. But still, the psychological depth of the movie kept me riveted, and kept me wondering what was going to happen. And even if I was lost and confused at times, the tension remained so great throughout that I kept watching.A few weaknesses, though, got under my skin.Although the film was psychologically deep, I didn't feel the character of the actress totally added up, and I think the director intended this. But personally this troubled me. She was portrayed as both sane and insane at the same time in a way that I (as a therapist who worked with many people labeled with psychosis) didn't find believable.The other thing that got to me was the sexual perversity. I felt it was a bit overdone -- and unnecessary. But again, maybe that's just my personal thing. Maybe it really was intrinsic to the movie.