![]() ![]() Ingmar Bergman's main subject for his art represents the human face. The plot materializes when Alma, a nurse, is presented the case of Elizabeth Vogler, an actress which suddenly stopped talking, although being a healthy human being, mentally as well as physically. This could signify the curiosity of a child glazing upon the first moments of a movie, which fits well with what's about to happen. After the prolonged prologue we see a kid touching a blurry screen featuring images of two women, fascinated by their faces but not capable of fully comprehending what they are about. ![]() ![]() He also uses visceral and shocking images to get the viewer's attention, as well as subliminal messages (I'm looking at that erect penis image flash, it's like he's trying to implant the idea that he's going to fuck our brains) and he surely got my attention (not with the subliminal penis though). The movie begins with random sequences from the beginning of cinema, as if Bergman would try to set up a timeline where Persona fits, a distinctive moment in time, a statement among others. Factually, almost everything makes sense now, except the surreal and fantastic pills that Bergman likes to throw in his movies, that make everything confusing and fascinating at the same time. It's my second viewing of Persona and I remember now why it became my favorite movie upon watching it the first time. What did you think of it? How did it make you feel? This disturbed me way more than it did the first time, so I had to put my thoughts down in order to understand what's happening to me, what I'm feeling. ![]()
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