Persona
written by Ingmar Bergman

Alma: Karl-Henrik and I had rented a cottage by the sea once. It was in June and we were all alone. One day Karl-Henrik had gone into town. I went to the beach on my own. It was a warm and nice day. There was another girl there. She had come from another island because our beach was sunnier and more secluded. We lay there completely naked and sunbathed... dozing off and on, putting sunscreen on. We had silly straw hats on. Mine had a blue ribbon. I lay there...looking out at the landscape, at the sea and the sun. It was kind of funny. Suddenly I saw two figures on the rocks above us. They hid and peeped out occasionally. "Two boys are looking at us," I said to the girl, Her name was Katarina. "Let them look," she said, and turned over on her back. I had a funny feeling. I wanted to jump up and put my suit on, but I just lay there on my stomach with my bottom in the air, unembarrassed, totally calm. And Katarina was next to me with her breasts and big thighs. She was just giggling. I noticed that the boys were coming closer. They just stood there looking at us. I noticed they were very young. The boldest one approached us...and squatted down next to Katarina. He pretended to be busy picking his toes. I felt very strange. Suddenly Katarina said to him, "Hey, you, why don't you come over here?" Then she took his hand and helped him take off his jeans and shirt. Suddenly he was on top of her. She guided him in and held his butt. The other boy just sat and watched. I heard Katarina whisper in the boy's ear and laugh. His face was right next to mine. It was red and swollen. Suddenly I turned and said, "Aren't you comming to me too"? And Katarina said "Go to her now" He pulled out of her and...then fell on top of me, completely hard. He grabbed my breast. It hurt so much! I was overwhelmed and came almost immediately. Can you believe it? I wanted to tell him to be careful not to make me pregnant...when he came. I felt something I'd never felt in my life--how his sperm was shooting inside me. He held my shoulders and bent backwards. I came over and over. Katarina lay there watching and held him from behind. After he came, she took him in her arms. and used his hand to make herself come. When she came, she screamed like a banshee.
The three of us started laughing. We called to the other boy, who was sitting on the slope. His name was Peter. He seemed confused and was shivering there in the sunshine. Katarina unbuttoned his pants and started to play with him. And when he came, she took him in her mouth. He bent down and kissed her back. She turned around, took his head in both hands, and gave him her breast. The other boy got so excited that he and I started all over again. It was just as nice as before. Then we had a swim and went on our separate ways.

Kudos and much thanks go to Mikko and Barry (respectively) for the donation of this monologue, it is very much appreciated.

[ please return to the main movie monologue page ]