Persona (1966) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Starring Gunnar Björnstrand, Bibi Andersson
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
Where was Persona filmed?
- Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm – Opening sequence in the hospital where Elisabet is admitted after her mysterious silence. The psychiatric hospital setting establishes the clinical environment and Elisabet's condition at the film's beginning
- Fårö, Sweden, Fårö – Remote seaside cottage where Nurse Alma and Elisabet spend their isolation and develop their complex psychological relationship. Bergman's own residence on this Baltic island provides the isolated, austere setting crucial to the film's psychological intensity and intimate character study