Review of Persona (2000) by Ash F — 29 Jun 2017

One of my favourite films.

Well, to call it a mere film is an understatement, it is an experience, and despite years having gone by since I last saw it.... the scenes, the images, the conversations remain stark clear in my mind.

The most impactful scenes are where Bibi A. talks to Ullmann's character, one all dressed in white, the other in all black, they're sitting on a table... the emotions, the slow recoil reverberating in one's mind with each important fact being unveiled... hah, unforgettable. But the scene is so clinical, empty of any clutter but that of human emotion!

And the second one is where Bibi details some (shameful to her) events that occurred on the beach. The telling of it is so genuine, the words are like sandpaper.

Also, I stopped trying to make sense of it.

You flow with it, just like life... so many things in life don't make any sense- even on retrospective repeat analysis- one just lives with them. So it is here. But words are mere words.... see it, preferably alone.