10/10 Persona, -one of the the great film works of all time, by the one of the greatest directors of all time, Ingmar Bergman,- is, by turns, abstract, emotional, intense, cerebral, powerful, and disquieting. It challenges our very perceptions of what film art is, can, and should be. To pin one meaning down to this film would be like trying to solve a rubiks cube in one turn. Ostensibly, it involves a young nurse taking care of an actress who has decided to be mute. This movie isn't about plot, because it is about things much more important, namely character and ideas. At first the actress seems strange and abnormal, but as the film progresses, we see that the nurse is as emotionally unstable as the actress, perhaps more. In the very beginning and during the final third of the film, we are treated to a series of deceptively random images and scenes that are aesthetically, intellectually, and emotionally involving. Some of the many themes explored in the film include identity, loneliness, sexuality, envy, jealousy, the meaning and function of art and artists, and the eternal question of how to cope with living in a brutal, unfair world. It is one of the most brilliant philosophical films of all time, yet the sexual themes and emotionalism make it far more than just a cerebral exercise. If you are a serious film fan or interested in the themes I have mentioned, you owe it to yourself to see this film, because in doing so, you will reap the rewards of truly great art. Essential!
Friday, June 8, 2012
Movie Review - Persona (1966)
10/10 Persona, -one of the the great film works of all time, by the one of the greatest directors of all time, Ingmar Bergman,- is, by turns, abstract, emotional, intense, cerebral, powerful, and disquieting. It challenges our very perceptions of what film art is, can, and should be. To pin one meaning down to this film would be like trying to solve a rubiks cube in one turn. Ostensibly, it involves a young nurse taking care of an actress who has decided to be mute. This movie isn't about plot, because it is about things much more important, namely character and ideas. At first the actress seems strange and abnormal, but as the film progresses, we see that the nurse is as emotionally unstable as the actress, perhaps more. In the very beginning and during the final third of the film, we are treated to a series of deceptively random images and scenes that are aesthetically, intellectually, and emotionally involving. Some of the many themes explored in the film include identity, loneliness, sexuality, envy, jealousy, the meaning and function of art and artists, and the eternal question of how to cope with living in a brutal, unfair world. It is one of the most brilliant philosophical films of all time, yet the sexual themes and emotionalism make it far more than just a cerebral exercise. If you are a serious film fan or interested in the themes I have mentioned, you owe it to yourself to see this film, because in doing so, you will reap the rewards of truly great art. Essential!
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