Avant-garde film that has aged beautifully. Beyond the acting quality of Bergman’s two muses, the psychological film conveys a profound message that seeps in as the minutes pass. The actress’s conscious silence contrasts with the nurse’s need to speak and be heard. Their relationship of love at first, and then hatred, makes it clear that they are the same. They identify with each other (they blend into one another in a wonderful scene), rejecting the stereotypical image of women that does not allow instinctive, primal, and selfish behaviors and forces them to keep wearing a mask.
In Latin, in fact, the word Persona means Mask.
Scandalous that it isn’t shown on TV.
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