Persona

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler; an actress who seems healthy in every respect, but cannot - or will not - talk. While they spend time together, Alma talks constantly to Elisabeth, without ever getting an answer. Eventually, Alma confides her deepest secrets to an apparently compassionate Elisabeth, and notices to her shock that her own personality is beginning to merge with that of Elisabeth. Specifically for Cinema ZED Leuven Zomer '26 is entirely dedicated to Ingmar Bergman! Come and watch six of his great masterpieces in July and August. Also, be sure to ask for your stamp card at our reception. For every Bergman you come to watch, you get a stamp from us. Collected all 6 stamps at the end of the summer? Then you have a chance to win the amazing collector's item The Ingmar Bergman Archives. Commentaar Na Kurosawa last summer, we are once again diving deep into the oeuvre of a masterful filmmaker in July and August. Summer 2026 is entirely dedicated to Ingmar Bergman - without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers the film world has ever known. Met Persona he delivered one of his most famous titles, to which many a filmmaker is indebted. Just think of Robert Altman, David Lynch of Denis Villeneuve. The impenetrable psychological layers in the film have been causing intense film debates for over 50 years, and the themes of duality, identity, and sexuality have lost none of their relevance.