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Persona (1966)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_(film)

The film has been interpreted in many different ways and has been the subject of long-standing debates among film fans as well as critics.


Lloyd Michaels sums up what he calls "the most widely held view" of Persona’s content.[SUP][8][/SUP] According to this view, Persona is "a kind of modernist horror movie"[SUP][9][/SUP] Elisabet’s condition, described by a doctor as "the hopeless dream to be", is "the shared condition of both life and film art".[SUP][10][/SUP] Bergman and Elisabet share the same dilemma: they cannot respond authentically to "large catastrophes" (such as the Holocaust or the Vietnam War).[SUP][9][/SUP] The actress Elisabet responds by no longer speaking: by contrast the filmmaker Bergman emphasizes that "necessary illusions" enable us to live.


Susan Sontag suggests that Persona is constructed as a series of variations on a theme of "doubling".[SUP][11][/SUP] The subject of the film, Sontag proposes, is "violence of the spirit".[SUP][12][/SUP] Film scholar P. Adams Sitney offers a completely different reading, arguing that "Persona covertly dramatizes a psychoanalysis from the point of view of a patient".[SUP][13][/SUP]
 

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But those are just interpretations of what the film means, BladeRunner wants it EXPLAINED! Get with the program :p
 

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Rogue-theX said:
But those are just interpretations of what the film means, BladeRunner wants it EXPLAINED! Get with the program :p

Fine.
 

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Great film. Can I explain it? Probably not. Did I enjoy it? Yes. A lot. :)
 

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theslime said:
Great film. Can I explain it? Probably not. Did I enjoy it? Yes. A lot. :)

Same. I had no idea what was happening, but I loved watching it. Bergman is a master.
 
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