

Persona
Ingmar Bergman's most personal and original film.
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $250K
- Language
- Swedish
- dreams
- nurse
- confession
- identity crisis
- mental breakdown
- betrayal
- mute
- black and white
- patient
- psychiatry
- submerged
- mysterious
Top billed cast
Behind the camera
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical6 Mar 1967
- PhysicalIngmar Bergman’s Cinema Blu-ray20 Nov 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1531 May 1967
AustraliaAU
- PhysicalMVHS6 Nov 2004
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival19 Apr 2026
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1524 Apr 1967
- Theatrical1525 Apr 1967
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1628 Apr 1967
FranceFR
- Theatrical21 Dec 1966
GermanyDE
- Physical12DVD8 Mar 2005
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG21 Sept 1967
ItalyIT
- Theatrical5 Jan 1967
JapanJP
- TheatricalG21 Oct 1967
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD15 Aug 2006
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Persona was released on 18 October 1966.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/6/2023
This is one of my favourite Bergman films that darkly and potently showcases the skills of two women at the top of their game. "Elisabeth" (Liv Ullmann) is an acclaimed stage actress who, mid-performance, is struck dumb. Nobody is quite sure what has caused this, but a nurse is duly hired to take care of her. "Alma" (Bibi Andersson) arrives and soon comes to believe that the silence of her charge is her choice. She s…
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