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Persona

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth's persona. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Thriller), release year 1966, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Persona

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth's persona.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Thriller), release year 1966, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1966
  • Released 16 Mar 1967
  • Runtime 83 minutes
  • Content rating Not Rated
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.0/10 from 139,387 votes
  • Metascore 86/100
  • Genres Drama, Thriller
  • Languages Swedish, English
  • Countries Sweden

Cast

Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook

Direction and writing

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

Written by: Ingmar Bergman

Awards and recognition

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award8 wins & 4 nominations total

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