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Media (2)

Original title Persona
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1966-10-18

Cast

Bibi Andersson
syster Alma

Liv Ullmann
Elisabet Vogler

Margaretha Krook
läkaren

Gunnar Björnstrand
herr Vogler

Jörgen Lindström
pojken, Elisabets son

Plot summary

The actress Elisabeth Vogler stops talking after a perfomance of "Electra" and ceases to react when spoken to. Together with a nurse, Alma, she isolates herself in a cottage on an island. As...

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
International title
Distribution title
Alternative title
Title for Swedish Video release
Script title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
Camera Operator
First Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Boom Operator
Sound Effects
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Bibi Andersson syster Alma
Liv Ullmann Elisabet Vogler
Margaretha Krook läkaren
Gunnar Björnstrand herr Vogler
Jörgen Lindström pojken, Elisabets son

Companies

Production Company AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2017
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1997
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1997
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2005
Laboratory FilmTeknik AB

Plot summary

The actress Elisabeth Vogler stops talking after a perfomance of "Electra" and ceases to react when spoken to. Together with a nurse, Alma, she isolates herself in a cottage on an island. As Alma talks and her patient remains silent, their identities begin to merge.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 104736
Date 1966-08-31
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2320 meters
Notes 1 videokassett Aktlängder: 440, 560, 570, 530, 220.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2320 meter
Length in minutes 85 min
Reels 5 reels
Dialogue


Production location

Filmstaden, Råsunda. Fårö

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1966-10-18 Spegeln Stockholm Sweden 85 min
First showing 1966-10-18 Spegeln Stockholm Sweden 85 min
Other showing 1969 Warsaw Poland (endast Art Cinemas)
TV showing 1977-03-19 TV2 Sweden 82 min
1990-12-22 Kanal 1 Sweden 82 min
Video release 1997-10 Sweden 82 min
TV showing 1998-07-19 SVT1 Sweden 82 min
2003-08-23 SVT2 Sweden 82 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2005-02-16
DVD release 2005-05-11 Sweden
TV showing 2007-08-08 SVT1 Sweden 82 min
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2007-09-21 Start och Stopprepor AH.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2008-01-19
Festival showing 2008-01-31 Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 85 min (Göteborg Film Festival. Ingmar Bergman-retrospektiv)
FIAF showing 2008-05-15 AH.
2008-10-08 AH.
TV showing 2011-02-12 SVT2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2011-03-23
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2011-05-06
2012-01-20
Extern biograf, Sverige 2013-06-24 Bergmanveckan
TV showing 2014-01-09 SVT2 Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2015-01-07
2015-01-11
FIAF showing 2015-05-06 OBS! av misstag skickades SIs kopia 1245-1 som ska kasseras p.g.a. misstag vid etiketteringen, nu åtgärdat.
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2015-06-08
FIAF showing 2015-06-14
2015-06-22
Extern biograf, Sverige 2015-06-23
2015-06-27
FIAF showing 2015-07-04
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2015-12-05
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2016-01-26
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2016-02-16
2016-02-18
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2016-06-29
2016-10-18
2016-10-20
2016-11-02
FIAF showing 2017-01-24
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2017-02-04
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2017-02-13
2017-02-14
FIAF showing 2017-03
Extern biograf, Sverige 2017-06-26
2017-07-02
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2017-09-08
2017-09-11
FIAF showing 2018-01-07
2018-01-18
2018-01-24
Other showing 2018-02-01 Janus Films New York USA
FIAF showing 2018-02-24
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-03-16 Bergamo Film Meeting Bergamo Italy
FIAF showing 2018-04-19 Cinemateket NFI Oslo Norway
2018-06-06
2018-06-10
2018-06-14 Cinema Orion Helsinki Finland
Extern biograf, Sverige 2018-06-25
2018-06-26
2018-06-27
2018-06-28
2018-06-29
2018-06-30
2018-07-01
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-07-12 Babylon Berlin Germany
2018-07-15 Turku Cinema Club Turku Finland
2018-07-26 Kijkhuis Leiden The Netherlands
2018-08-01 DokuFest Kosovo Prizren Kosovo
2018-08-03 „Skalvijos“ kino centras Vilnius Lithuania
2018-08-15 Arlekinas Klaipeda Lithuania
2018-08-23 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Taipei Taiwan
2018-08-29 HKIFF Hong Kong China
2018-09-13 Films by the sea Vlissingen The Netherlands
FIAF showing 2018-09-14 Det Danske Filminstitut Copenhagen Denmark
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-09-19 Øst for Paradis Aarhus Denmark
FIAF showing 2018-09-20
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-09-28 LAB111 Amsterdam The Netherlands
FIAF showing 2018-10-01 Jerusalem Cinematheque Jerusalem Israel
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-10-07 Biffen Nordkraft Aalborg Denmark
Cinematheque screening 2018-10-10 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2018-10-10
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-10-12 HKIFF Hong Kong China
2018-10-19 MTÜ Must Käsi/Kino Sõprus Tallinn Estonia
2018-10-19 MTÜ Must Käsi/ Tartu Elektriteater Tartu Estonia
FIAF showing 2018-10-21
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-10-26 Art-kino Rijeka Croatia
2018-11-01 „Skalvijos“ kino centras Vilnius Lithuania
2018-11-07 Kolkata Film Festival Kolkata India
2018-11-25 International Film Festival of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram India
2018-12-01 International Film Festival of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram India
FIAF showing 2018-12-03 Cineteca di Bologna Bologna Italy
2018-12-16 Black Box Düsseldorf Germany
TV showing 2018-12-16 SVT2 Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2019-02-12
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2019-02-21
Extern biograf, Sverige 2019-06-26
2019-06-27
2019-06-28
2019-06-29
2019-06-30
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2019-09-04
Cinematheque screening 2019-09-04 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2019-09-10
2019-09-21
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2019-10-19 DCP Unique
2020-02-08 Hong Kong DCP Unique
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2020-02-18
Inställd visning 2021-02-02 Denmark
2021-02-16 Denmark
2021-04-24 Thailand DCP Unique
FIAF showing 2021-10-05 The Netherlands
2021-10-15 The Netherlands
2021-10-28 The Netherlands DCP Unique
Inställd visning 2022-01-29 Thailand DCP Unique
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2022-02-07 Stockholm Sweden
FIAF showing 2022-02-13 Bangkok Thailand DCP Unique
2022-02-21 Rome Italy DCP Unique
2022-02-22 Copenhagen Denmark DCP Unique
2022-02-22 Rome Italy DCP Unique
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2022-02-25 Florence Italy DCP Unique
TV showing 2022-03-01 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-03-06 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-03-11 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-05-14 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-05-18 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-05-25 SF Kanalen Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2022-05-28 Amsterdam The Netherlands
TV showing 2022-06-07 SF Kanalen Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2022-06-08 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2022-06-09 Rotterdam The Netherlands DCP från LAB111
2022-06-11 Rotterdam The Netherlands
2022-06-15 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2022-06-18 Rotterdam The Netherlands
2022-06-20 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2022-06-21 Rotterdam The Netherlands
2022-07-10 Amsterdam The Netherlands DCP via Signiant
2022-07-14 Sofia Bulgaria
TV showing 2022-07-24 SF Kanalen Sweden
Festival showing, abroad 2022-07-27 Motovun Croatia
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2022-07-30 Sofia Bulgaria DCP via Signiant
TV showing 2022-08-03 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-08-29 SF Kanalen Sweden
2022-09-12 SF Kanalen Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2022-09-15 Stockholm Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2022-11-23 Oslo Norway
Festival showing, abroad 2022-12-01 Duhok Irak
TV showing 2022-12-03 SF Kanalen Sweden 81 min
2022-12-13 SF Kanalen Sweden 81 min
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-02-14 Aarhus Denmark
FIAF showing 2023-02-21 Copenhagen Denmark
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-02-22 Kolding Denmark
TV showing 2023-02-28 SF Kanalen Sweden 81 min
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-02-28 Aalborg Denmark
TV showing 2023-03-05 SF Kanalen Sweden
2023-03-10 SF Kanalen Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-03-15 Trondheim Norway
2023-04-01 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2023-04-14 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2023-05-03 Amsterdam The Netherlands
TV showing 2023-05-13 SF Kanalen Sweden
2023-05-17 SF Kanalen Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-05-19 Amsterdam The Netherlands
TV showing 2023-05-24 SF Kanalen Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-05-24 Amsterdam The Netherlands
TV showing 2023-06-06 SF Kanalen Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2023-06-26 Amsterdam The Netherlands
TV showing 2023-07-23 SF Kanalen Sweden
VOD release 2023-08-04 SVT Play Sweden Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing 2023-08-04 SVT2 Sweden
2023-09-11 SF Kanalen Sweden
FIAF showing 2023-11-04 Vienna Austria
TV showing 2023-12-02 SF Kanalen Sweden
FIAF showing 2023-12-27 Vienna Austria
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2024-01-06 Berlin Germany
2024-01-10 Berlin Germany
2024-01-19 Berlin Germany
2024-01-26 Berlin Germany
Festival showing 2024-01-28 Draken Gothenburg Sweden (Specialvisning som endast ägde rum vid ett tillfälle av en datormanipulerad version, betitlad "Another Persona", där Liv Ullmanns ansikte med hjälp av AI-teknik hade bytts ut mot nyinspelade tagningar gjorda med skådespelaren Alma Pöysti. Efter visningen raderades filmen.)
FIAF showing 2024-02-10 Copenhagen Denmark
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2024-02-11 Berlin Germany
FIAF showing 2024-02-25 Copenhagen Denmark
TV showing 2024-02-27 SF Kanalen Sweden
2024-03-03 SF Kanalen Sweden
2024-03-08 SF Kanalen Sweden
FIAF showing 2024-03-12 Jerusalem Israel
2024-03-14 Jerusalem Israel
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2024-04-24 Herzliya Israel
Festival showing, Sweden 2024-06-27 Fårö Sweden
2024-06-28 Fårö Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2024-07-04 Haarlem The Netherlands
2024-07-11 Haarlem The Netherlands
2024-07-18 Haarlem The Netherlands
2024-07-25 Haarlem The Netherlands
2024-08-01 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2024-08-08 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2024-08-15 Amsterdam The Netherlands
2024-08-22 Amsterdam The Netherlands

Soundtrack listing

Awards

Sight & Sound Award London 1971 (6:e plats i internationell kritikeromröstning om bästa filmer genom tiderna)
Zlota Kaczka Magazine Award Warsaw 1969 (bästa utländska film)
National Society of Film Critics 1967 (bästa film)
1967 Bibi Andersson (bästa skådespelerska)
1967 Ingmar Bergman (bästa regi)
Festival Award Valladolid 1967 (religiösa filmer; filmklubbspris)
Prize New York 1967 (1:a plats på Village Voice lista)
The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 1967 Best Actress in a Leading Role Bibi Andersson
Stockholm 1967 Best Picture (högsta kvalitetspoäng 2,8)
Chaplin Magazine Award Stockholm 1966 Ingmar Bergman
Stockholm 1966 Bibi Andersson (roller i denna film och i Syskonbädd)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden) Wiesbaden (prädikat: wertvoll)
Prison (1949) Cited in Persona (1966)
Minns ni? (1993) Citation included from Persona (1966)
Light Keeps Me Company (2000) Citation included from Persona (1966)
Daisy Diamond (2007) Citation included from Persona (1966)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2259


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2259


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2252


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2253


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Original picture negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Poster title Ingmar Bergmans PERSONA
Tryckeri AB Kopia Stockholm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Poster title Ingmar Bergmans PERSONA
Tryckeri Ewes Offsettryck


Size About 60 x 80 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Poster title Persona


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kinematografi av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 89 s. + 1 s. inledning av Ingmar Bergman.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kinematografi av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 90 s. + 1 s. inledning av Ingmar Bergman.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Persona. English.
Extent 40 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Kinematografi av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 90 s. + 1 s. inledning av Ingmar Bergman.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints SET
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Portuguese


Type Program folio
Language English


Type Lobby card
Language English


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Length in minutes 84 min
Dialogue


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264



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