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Originally Posted by Quiet Man Cometh

I've heard a lot about Bergman, but I'm not sure I've actually seen any of his films, except for selections from Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander in Swedish Class.

Persona is an entirely different kind of film from Bergman. Both of those are much more approachable, particularly Fanny and Alexander. Originally, I was actually going to recommend The Seventh Seal, which is also one of my favorite films, but at some point I decided that Persona is really the one that I would call a "must-see."

The Seventh Seal is really wonderful though, so I'd say you probably should see it sometime. (To summarize it in a sentence, a knight returning from the Crusades meets Death along the way home -- and challenges it to a game of chess with his life as the wager. Philosophy ensues. I lied, that was two sentences.)