It is apparent that this strange and enigmatic film has inspired many movies since it has been released decades ago. Although I loved the idea of the story (the outline, so to speak,) I felt that too many details were left out for it to truly enthrall me. Ambiguity in a story can be powerful and intriguing. But I found some of the situations in PERSONA too obscure to hold my interest, Actually I couldn'tt watch it straight through, I kept going back to it over the course of several days and it seems much longer than its 85 minutes. Still, there are some very striking, memorable moments and I could think of at least 10 films that have some basis of inspiration from this classic (even if they went on to explore the themes better) and for that it deserves its status in movie history.