Product: Persona (1967)
Rating: 5.0
One of Bergman's greatest
This is one of Bergman's greatest. The beautiful black and white photography...the beautiful Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson, their personalities, minds, and bodies, melting into one...what does it all mean? PERSONA is full of mysterious questions and no answers. It is never boring, and each time seeing it is a new and exciting experience filled with wonderful, haunting images and moments. The jarring opening sequence with the little boy...the powerful, erotic monologue...the dream sequence, one of the most famous images in movie history, of the two women embracing...Alma's speech, repeated twice, followed by the merging of the two women's faces...the husband making love to the wrong wife...and most ironically, the moment when Elizabeth, who has not spoken for the entire film, finally utters a single word: "Nothing."