20 best foreign films that every cinephile should watch

Bicycle Thieves | Image Source: Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Bicycle Thieves | Image Source: Prime Video

11) Persona

Persona | Image Source: SF-Produktion
Persona | Image Source: SF-Produktion

Ingmar Bergman's haunting psychological drama, Persona, explores themes of identity, isolation, and human connections. The movie is set with an actress who has become mute and a nurse taking care of her. Bergman masterfully uses close-ups, stark lighting, and symbolic imagery to create an unsettling atmosphere, almost as if one is asked to interpret and introspect about it. Persona mediates the fluidity of identity and the depths of the human psyche, cementing it as a cornerstone of psychological cinema.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu