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Persona / Janus Films ; Svensk Filmindustri ; en film av Ingmar Bergman.
An actress has inexplicably gone mute; a young nurse cares for her in a remote island cottage. While isolated together there, the women perform a mysterious spiritual and emotional transference that would prove to be one of cinema's most influential ideas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604658125
- ISBN: 1604658126
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Blu-ray disc (83 min. : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (55 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.)
- Edition: Dual-format Blu-ray and DVD special edition.
- Distributor: [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Special features: DVD Disc 1: Persona's prologue : a poem in images (new visual essay on the film's prologue by Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie, 20 mins.); Interviews (Bibi Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, and Liv Ullmann (1966), Ingmar Bergman (1970), Liv Ullman (2013), Paul Schrader (2013)); On-set footage (18 mins. of silent, black-and-white footage shot during production, with audio commentary by Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene); Trailer. DVD Disc 2: About Liv & Ingmar (a 2012 feature documentary directed by Dheeraj Akolkar). Blu-ray contains all special features. Booklet features essay by film scholar Thomas Elsaesser, an excerpt from the 1970 book Bergman on Bergman, and an excerpted 1977 interview with Andersson. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Photography, Sven Nykvist ; production design, Bibi Lindström ; costume design, Mago ; film editing, Ulla Ryghe ; music, Lars Johan Werle. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. Blu-ray, region A, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. |
| Language Note: | Swedish dialogue; English subtitles. |
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| Subject: | Actresses > Drama. Identity (Psychology) > Drama. Nurses > Drama. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | PN1997 .P4643 2014 (Text) | 30221326 | Video | Volume hold | Available | - |
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"By the mid-sixties, Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal) had already conjured many of the cinemaâs most unforgettable images. But with the radical Persona, this supreme artist attained new levels of visual poetry. In the first of a series of legendary performances for Bergman, Liv Ullmann (Scenes from a Marriage) plays an actress who has inexplicably gone mute; an equally mesmerizing Bibi Andersson (Wild Strawberries) is the garrulous young nurse caring for her in a remote island cottage. While isolated together there, the women perform a mysterious spiritual and emotional transference that would prove to be one of cinemaâs most influential ideas. Acted with astonishing nuance and shot in stark shadows and soft light by the great Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers), Persona is a penetrating, dreamlike work of profound psychological depth." - Baker & Taylor
A nurse in charge of an actress who has stopped speaking soon finds that their two personalities are melding into one.
