Lacey dorn, left, and amanda crider in persona at national sawdust in brooklyn. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic elisabeth and finds. Long held to be among the worlds greatest filmmakers, ingmar bergman shaped international art cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s. Bergman s preoccupation with illusion and reality seems to be tied into the plot of persona, which involves a neurotic actress liv ullmann and her nurse bibi andersson. The persistence of persona the current the criterion. The actress stopped speaking one night in the middle of a performance and hasnt said a word since. The film revolves around the idea of facing reality and suppressing oneself to face it, somewhat like a study or a test on the reaction of humans to certain events.
Persona in mexico city 2008, autumn sonata in tel aviv 2007 and moscow 2012, through a glass darkly in new york 2011, not to mention scenes from a marriage, performed widely. Ingmar bergman persona 1966 spanish subtitles video. By the midsixties, ingmar bergman had already conjured many of the cinemas most unforgettable images. The story revolves around a young nurse named alma andersson and her patient, wellknown stage actress elisabet vogler ullmann, who has suddenly stopped speaking. H ere, for the centenary of ingmar bergmans birth, is a rerelease of one of his fiercest, strangest, most sensually brilliant and unclassifiable pictures. Among his many works, persona is often considered to be his masterpiece and is often described as one of the central works of modernism. She is an actress who one night stopped speaking in the middle of the performance, and has been silent ever since. Saluted by critic robin wood for its courage, bergmans strange film is highly troubling, intense, and personal, an example of that dying. Persona, an opera based on the ingmar bergman film.
Feb 24, 2014 bergmans procedure, with the beginning and end of persona and with this terrifying caesura in the middle, is more complex than the brechtian strategy of alienating the audience by supplying continual reminders that what they are watching is theatre i. Alicia vikanders top 10 influential female movie performances. Persona, ingmar bergman persona is a 1966 swedish psychological drama film, written and directed by ingmar bergman and starring bibi andersson and liv ullmann. Persona trailer directed by ingmar bergman and starring gunnar bjornstrand, jorgen lindstrom, bibi andersson, margaretha krook, liv. Bibi andersson, liv ullmann, margaretha krook 1h 23min drama, thriller swedish opened in usa 16 march 1967 a.
Its refreshing to see that a film so old can still stand. Persona is a chamber play, and in recent years, many of bergmans films have been extraordinarily successful all over the world when staged as plays. Persona psychology, a jungian complex persona satellite, a class of russian reconnaissance satellite persona user experience, in marketing, a character representing a particular user type within a targeted demographic. Ingmar bergman mostly wrote his own screenplays, after in depth analysis and months of retrospection. The passion, or the passion of anna, all dramas of inner conflicts involving a small, closely knit group of characters. As a nurse talks and her patient remains silent, their identities begin to merge. Vintage 1967 ingmar bergman persona film poster chairish. Persona was released in the united kingdom in 1967, using subtitles when many.
Bergman directs it wonderfully and the themes and motifs make the movie stand out from others. Utterly original at the time of the films first release and virtually unrepeated in any movie since, they each offer a unique cinematic experience, one that is simultaneously mysterious and beautiful. The censored content was reinstated in englishlanguage restorations in 2001. Persona begins with a slow fadein of a white square on the black screen. Famed stage stress elisabeth vogler liv ullmann suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Boek maken downloaden als pdf printvriendelijke versie. Find release information for persona 1966 ingmar bergman on allmovie. The english titles of ingmar bergman films, with links to scripts where we found them.
Original first release british quad poster for the ingmar bergman classic persona, starring liv ullmann and bibi andersson. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of persona. Persona is an art film that captures emotions and feelings of the human mind. Persona ingmar bergman, 1966 the film stilled raymond bellour if ever i say to a fleeing moment. Condition overall is good but theaterused, with some creasing, small tears and wear including tiny bits of paper loss on some folds and borders. Persona is difficult to characterize in simple terms, but it may be helpful to describe this complex film as being an exploration of identity that combines elements of drama, visual poetry, and modern psychology. But with the radical persona, he attained new levels of visual poetry. Dec 29, 2017 h ere, for the centenary of ingmar bergmans birth, is a rerelease of one of his fiercest, strangest, most sensually brilliant and unclassifiable pictures. A young nurse, alma, is put in charge of elisabeth vogler.
Persona script transcript from the screenplay andor. One of the ten greatest films of all time a young nurse, alma, is put in charge of elisabeth vogler. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Revisited now, the movie actually more suggests the roman. As they spend time together, alma speaks to elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. A poem in images a film that experiments with the idea of cinema and the possibilities it offers, ingmar bergmans persona explores the notion of identity while revealing the poetic qualities at the heart of the medium. Bergmans sensually brilliant 1966 film about a mute actress and her psychiatric. Persona is a 1966 swedish psychological drama film, written and directed by ingmar bergman. Shakespeare used six words to pose the essential human choice. February 4, 2016 tags ingmar bergman, persona screenplay, persona script ingmar bergman movie scripts a few directors have exerted so much influence on cinema as ingmar bergman, described by woody allen as the greatest film artist since the invention of motion picture camera.
Persona psychology, a jungian complex persona satellite, a class of russian reconnaissance satellite. Bergmans preoccupation with illusion and reality seems to be tied into the plot of persona, which involves a neurotic actress liv ullmann and her nurse bibi andersson. The english subtitles for persona is now available for download. With bibi andersson, liv ullmann, margaretha krook, gunnar bjornstrand. Bibi andersson, liv ullmann, margaretha krook 1h 23min drama, thriller swedish opened in usa 16 march 1967 a nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together. Download persona subtitles in english all subtitles download. Directly download the srt or subtitles file from the below links. Elizabeth, a character in ingmar bergmans persona, uses two to answer it. This film was produced in 1966 and released in the uk in 1967. Ingmar bergman s persona is a complete picture of transactional analysis in action. A challenging enigma, still discussed over 50 years later, and so seminal that this is the type of art film that comes to mind when people think of the stereotypical art film. But with the radical persona, he attained new levels.
Mar 17, 2016 persona is a chamber play, and in recent years, many of bergmans films have been extraordinarily successful all over the world when staged as plays. Torment script 1944 crisis 1946 it rains on our love 1946 woman without a face 1947 a ship to india 1947 music in darkness 1948. The central story revolves around a young nurse named alma bibi andersson and her patient, a wellknown actress named elisabet vogler liv ullmann. Bibi andersson, liv ullmann, margaretha krook 1h 23min drama, thriller swedish opened in usa 16 march 1967. Dominated by the female performances this masterpiece is a film many will keep thinking of long after they watch it. Persona by ingmar bergman 1966, sweden is undoubtedly one of bergmans better works as it is filled with expressive imagery while being a minimalist film.
Bibi andersson and liv ullmann in persona 1966 ingmar bergman and liv. In the first of a series of legendary performances for bergman, liv ullmann plays a stage actor who has inexplicably gone mute. Persona script transcript from the screenplay andor ingmar. The film deals with a silent actress and her relationship with her nurse who. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together. Bibi andersson, liv ullmann, margaretha krook 1h 23min drama, thriller swedish opened in usa 16 march 1967 a nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that. Oct 05, 2012 persona is a psychoanalytical film from swedish director ingmar bergman and reputed as his greatest masterpiece. The rest of this opening sequence is a montage of selfcontained images. Finally, the persona script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the ingmar bergman movie. Master director ingmar bergmans hypnotic, avant garde composition is cinema on the nature of cinema. The opening sequence, for example, goes beyond simply establishing certain.
With bibi andersson, liv ullmann, gunnar bjornstrand, margaretha krook. Susan sontag, persona, sight and sound, autumn 1967. Mar 01, 2017 ingmar bergman was not one of those directors. Persona is a psychoanalytical film from swedish director ingmar bergman and reputed as his greatest masterpiece. Goethe, faust faust to mephistopheles it would have been so. Ingmar bergmans persona is a complete picture of transactional analysis in action. The story felt a bit confusing and the acting felt off at times, something which was presumably done intentionally to give off a certain vibe. Now her nurse, alma, has in a fit of rage started to throw a pot of boiling water at her. Elizabeth, a character in ingmar bergman s persona, uses two to answer it.
A persona is a social role or a character played by an actor persona or personas may also refer to. Its refreshing to see that a film so old can still stand the test of time and be interpreted in so many ways. Bergman himself claimed that this film touched wordless secrets only the cinema can discover. Persona by ingmar bergman a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming lacinetek. This was last revived in british cinemas 14 years ago, and i have in the past. Persona is a 1966 swedish psychological drama film, written and directed by ingmar bergman and starring bibi andersson and liv ullmann. Ingmar bergman persona 1966 spanish subtitles video dailymotion. Condition overall is good but theaterused, with some creasing, small tears and wear including tiny bits of paper loss on some folds and. Jun 23, 20 persona by ingmar bergman 1966, sweden is undoubtedly one of bergmans better works as it is filled with expressive imagery while being a minimalist film.