2023/11/29 by Russo, Maria
#Bergman #Persona #Sartre #bad faith #gaze
paper · doi:10.13136/2974-6442/v02/2023/181
The aim of this contribution is to investigate the relationship between the gazes of Bergman’s Persona, through a possible Sartrean interpretation, as well as the relationship that these gazes weave with the cinema screen. It will be seen that this screen is both a device of visibility and a mate- rial barrier, referring to the separation between mother and child that lies at the centre of the film. What does the non-recognition of the two protagonists tell us about existence and the possibilities of cinematic representation?