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Persona

Name: Persona
Released: 1966

1966

A nurse cares for a famous actress who has inexplicably fallen silent, and as the two women share an isolated seaside cottage, their identities begin to bleed and merge in disturbing ways. Ingmar Bergman's enigmatic, mesmerizing psychological drama.

Why it’s here

Ingmar Bergman's Swedish psychological drama and a major Swedish art-cinema landmark.

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Part of 10 Essential Swedish Films

This film is stop 2 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Sweden. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Sweden in the 196 country film challenge.