Review of Persona (1966) by Ray S — 24 Aug 2017

Persona's fascination is found in its ability to convince one that what they understand is how Bergman intended but the fact is although your interpretation may be correct the feeling you have is yours and yours alone.

The camera is very intimate with the actresses and it would be a hard movie to watch if the women in the film weren't so attractive. The emotion that is shed is hard to turn away from even if one is horrified from the imagery Bergman uses.

But it is that we subconsciously put ourselves in our interpretation which makes it a work of art that is rarely seen in this medium.