This document discusses art cinema versus Hollywood cinema and analyzes Ingmar Bergman's 1966 film Persona. It examines how Persona uses and violates aspects of classical cinema. It also explores how viewing Persona is shaped by the viewer's familiarity with mainstream films and asks how Bergman's authorship is demonstrated in the film. The document aims to help readers make sense of Persona and discusses whether analyzing it through the lens of the "auteur" is useful.

1. Art Cinema and PersonaIssues in Film Studies 2Week 2

2. Art Cinema vs Hollywood CinemaNarrative Plot Characters Themes Content IdeologyMise-en-scène Settings Realism Editing Techniques DevicesOrigins The AuteurAudiences Critics Economic goalsMarketing Systems of production[Titles of relevant films]

3. Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966)How does Persona use and violate aspects of classical or mainstream cinema?Does Persona fit your preconceptions of what art cinema is or does?How does our experience of and familiarity with classical or mainstream cinema shape our experience of Persona?

4. Making sense of PersonaWhat do you think the film is trying to do, and why?How is Bergman’s authorship demonstrated or felt?Does the figure of the ‘auteur’ help us to make sense of the film?