My Ingmar Bergman Affair

Follo­wing my enjoy­ment of Ing­mar Bergman’s Seventh Seal, my first expe­rience of his work, I deci­ded to raid the SRC at the library for more delights. I chose Per­sona, (above), Wild Straw­be­rries (below) and The Silence (bot­tom), pla­ced in order of favourites. 

Per­sona has become an ins­tant top five movie of mine for its inc­re­di­ble per­for­man­ces and eye ope­ning insights into know­ledge and per­cei­ved know­ledge of our­sel­ves and others and the resul­ting affects they have on our actions. It follows the story of a nurse (Alma, Bibi Anders­son) and her patient (Vogler, Liv Ull­mann), a patient that has see­mingly deci­ded not to talk-though we don’t know why, as they retreat to a silent empty sea­side locale in attempts to improve Vogler’s condition.