Plot Summary
Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s; Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Appolinaire, Hitler and Churchill.

Picassos.äventyr.1978.DVDRip.x264.Swedish.English.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 48 min
Size: 	2.32 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	672x576 ~> 960x576
Aspect ratio:  	5:3
Frame rate: 	25.000 fps
Bit rate: 	2 614 kb/s
BPP: 	0.270
Audio
#1:  	Swedish 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s
#2:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/838E65B9775C7B4/Picassos.aaventyr.1978.DVDRip.x264.Swedish.English.mkv

Language(s):Swedish narration + other languages, English narration + other languages
Subtitles:English, Russian

The post Tage Danielsson – Picassos äventyr AKA The Adventures of Picasso (1978) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Persona is arguably Ingmar Bergman’s most challenging and experimental film. Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullman) is an accomplished stage actress who, in the middle of performing Elektra, ceases to speak. Sister Alma (Bibi Andersson), the young nurse assigned to care for her, learns that there is nothing physically or even psychologically wrong with Elisabeth – she has simply, consciously decided not to speak. Alma (the name, not accidentally, is the Spanish word for soul) describes her initial impressions of Elisabeth as gentle and childlike, but with strict eyes. She takes Elisabeth to the attending physician’s remote summer house to facilitate her recuperation. At first, the two seem ideally suited: a talkative, candid, and inexperienced nurse, and a sophisticated, enigmatic, and silent patient. They take long walks, bask in the sun, and read together. It is obvious that their isolation has cultivated a sense of intimacy between them, albeit one-sided. But it is a curious attachment. At first, Alma attempts to fill the void of Elisabeth’s silence. She talks incessantly about her life, unburdening her soul to the seemingly attentive patient. But soon, it is obvious that Elisabeth’s interest is more than mere politeness or voyeuristic curiosity. She is, in fact, “willing” her identity – the facade she created as Elisabeth Vogler – to the mentally weaker Alma. Elisabeth’s struggle for absolute transference – the proverbial battle for the soul – is a means of further divorcing herself from the pain of her own existence. Persona is a provocative, highly cerebral, and artistically complex depiction of human frailty, cruelty, and identity.

Bergman uses minimal composition and extremely tight close-ups to illustrate the theme of psychological deconstruction. Note the prevalent use of single camera shots throughout the duration of a scene. The lack of camera movement forces us to study the characters’ faces. Persona, after all, as the title suggests, is not about who the person actually is, but the different identities, or facades, that the person projects. Figuratively, Elisabeth Vogler, having played the role of celebrity, wife, and mother, has decided to abandon her persona and walk off the stage. A variation on the idea of duality provides an essential ingredient to the plot development. The themes of experience, children, and romantic relationships take on very different meanings for the two women. Alma seems to covet what Elisabeth has, but she has deliberately chosen other paths. Note the monologue that is shown twice: one showing a close-up of Alma, and the other of Elisabeth. It is a scene about regret, frustration, and denial. The effect illustrates how different, and yet similar, these two women are… and how cruel and destructive the human will can be.

The extras are in English with no subs. Here’s a list of them:
“A Poem In Images” Featurette ~ 26:30 minutes
On-Camera Interview with Liv Ullmann ~ 4:30 minutes
On-Camera Interview with Bibi Anderson ~ 5:30 minutes
Original Theatrical Trailer ~ 2 minutes

1.45GB | 1h 24m | 800×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/12551FDE9044869/Ingmar_Bergman_-_(1966)_Persona.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/A53DA237F4F3B66/Persona_Extras.rar

Language(s):Swedish, English
Subtitles:English

The post Ingmar Bergman – Persona [+Extras] (1966) first appeared on Cinema of the World.