film critique,(the movie is persona)

Film Appreciation : Ingmar Bergman 's `Persona (1966

A Critical Analysis of The Film 's Themes , Motifs , Mis-en-scene technicalities , Performance and Directorial Achievements

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Ingmar Bergman 's film `Persona ' is painfully beautiful , disturbing and deep . Whilst some critics look at it as self-absorbing , the movie 's motifs of human psychology and existentialism are present through a seemingly simply narrative which is at times weighty , at times complicated , yet revealing-and that is what gives `Persona ' the quality of being a cinematic masterpiece which is of great social

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Traditionally , art cinema has been more liberal than , say , classic cinema . One 's impression , then , is that Bergman allowed Bibi Andersson (who plays Alma , the nurse ) and Liv Ullman (Mrs . Elizabeth Vogler ) a great deal of artistic license , for the bare , natural and real-life portrayal of the two women could not have been played whilst bound in directorial vision

The psychoanalytical concept of personality transference is what dominates the movie . Bergman therefore allows a heap of broken images to come together to delve deep into the psyche of the two women . Alma is a young nurse who has been put in charge of Elizabeth , a young actress who suddenly stopped speaking during a theatre production . For the most part , Elizabeth remains silent since she has (importantly ) lost the ability to communicate . It is through this silence that Alma reveals herself , and her life , as Elizabeth mysteriously listens on . It is this experience of self expression which forces Alma...