“If I had to pick one film to exemplify the cinematic 1960s,” says New Yorker film critic Richard Brody, “it would be ‘Persona.’” Susan Sontag once declared that it was simply the greatest movie of all time.
On Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. in FFB-22, Bilkent Cinematics will present Ingmar Bergman’s iconic, troubling, widely imitated 1966 film “Persona.” The story of the relationship between a psychologically damaged actor (Liv Ullmann) and her nurse (Bibi Andersson), the movie also employs revolutionary cinematic techniques that are still being discussed and debated today. Indeed, this film marks yet another crucial collaboration between Bergman and famed cinematographer Sven Nykvist, who many believe is responsible, in “Persona,” for changing the way close-ups are presented in movies.
Bilkent Cinematics invites everyone to join them for this event. As always, snacks and prizes will be offered, and lively debate will follow!
For more information, please contact Hossein Dabir at dabir@bilkent.edu.tr or visit the Cinematics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bilkentcinematics/?ref=ts&fref=ts.