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Ingmar Bergman's Persona

Ingmar Bergman's <I>Persona</I>

Ingmar Bergman's <I>Persona</I>

Lloyd Michaels, Allegheny College, Pennsylvania
September 1999
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    Long held to be among the world's greatest filmmakers, Ingmar Bergman shaped international art cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s. Among his many works, Persona is often considered to be his masterpiece and is often described as one of the central works of Modernism. The essays collected in this volume use a variety of methodologies to explore topics such as acting technique, genre, and dramaturgy. Also included are translations of Bergman's writings that have never before been available in English.

    • Updated filmography and bibliography cover Bergman's most recent work
    • Specially selected frame enlargements illustrate specific points in the text
    • Includes reprint of Susan Sontag's famous review essay following the film's original release
    • Translations of Bergman's early writings never before available in English

    Product details

    September 1999
    Paperback
    9780521656986
    208 pages
    235 × 164 × 19 mm
    0.417kg
    32 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction Lloyd Michaels
    • 1. Bergman's Persona through a native mindscape Birgitta Steene
    • 2. Persona and the 1960s' art cinema Wheeler Winston Dixon
    • 3. Bergman's Persona Susan Sontag
    • 4. Scenes from the class struggle in Sweden: Persona as Brechtian melodrama Christopher Orr
    • 5. Persona and the seduction of performance Steve Vineberg
    • 6. Feminist theory and the performance of Lesbian desire in Persona Gwendolyn Audrey Foster.
      Contributors
    • Lloyd Michaels, Birgitta Steene, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Susan Sontag, Christopher Orr, Steve Vineberg, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

    • Editor
    • Lloyd Michaels , Allegheny College, Pennsylvania