Review of Persona (1966) by Jennifer A — 08 May 2008
This film was a lot more forceful than Bergman's other works, it felt like a really perfect balance between subtle silent acting and violent emotional performance. The imagery at the beginning immediately grabbed my attention and the film held it the entire time, as all of the images integrated themselves into the film later.
The music was perfect for this film and kept up a horror film's sense of suspense the whole way through. All and all it was haunting, challenging, and definitely worth another look. There's a lot of "theories" floating around about this film and methods for analysis, and normally I'm all for that, but this is one you can go into cold and still come out the other end intact.
A great story of identity, loss, and perception as only a director like Bergman can create.
This review of Persona (1966) was written by Jennifer A on 08 May 2008.
Persona has generally received very positive reviews.
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