Review of Persona (1966) by Evy J — 24 Sep 2008
The thing about Ingmar Bergman is that I really don't think he cares whether or not you understand his movies. But sometimes he should. I really like this movie, but for the life of me I couldn't explain what Bergman was trying to get at.
The thing about Persona that kept my attention was Bibi Andersson, a beautiful and talented actress delivering interesting dialogue. Not much story to speak of, but Andersson crafts a very engaging and complex character, and that is essentially the force that drives the film.
There are times when it would seem that the film is trying to do something more complex with its characters then it had the will to do - that half-asses identity switching twist - but the film did not suffer too greatly for it.
This review of Persona (1966) was written by Evy J on 24 Sep 2008.
Persona has generally received very positive reviews.
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