Wild Strawberries

“Persona” is a supreme blend of ambiguity and stylistic flourish. It’s a film that rewards multiple viewings for the depth of character psychology and narrative discovery, and also for its astonishing beauty.

“You can’t understand until it happens to you.” Roya, played by Mahnaz Afshar, listens to this line left on her answering machine repeatedly. It is a part of her husband, Ali’s, confession to his infidelity with one of Roya’s piano students, with whom he’s run off. Ali sees himself as a victim of his passion, …