Tag Archives: Ingrid Thulin

For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

Posted on March 8, 2026 by sheila

I post edited versions of this every year. I add names. I take names off sometimes, not because I now dislike the person but just because I feel like it. I enjoy compiling it but it’s not just about enjoyment. … Continue reading →

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“I think I’m invisible sometimes.” — Ingrid Thulin

Posted on January 27, 2026 by sheila

It’s her birthday today. I’m really proud of the video-essay I wrote on her for Criterion: The Eerie Intensity of Ingrid Thulin One of Ingmar Bergman’s repertory company of actors. As heavy-hitting as Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson. She … Continue reading →

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“Reality is diabolical.” — Ingmar Bergman

Posted on July 14, 2025 by sheila

It’s Ingmar Bergman’s birthday today. I saw Persona in college – while studying acting – and was so intimidated by it I thought, “Okay. I can’t ever watch this again.” I needed courage to feel like I still could give … Continue reading →

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Criterion Collection video series: Bergman’s Actors

Posted on November 20, 2018 by sheila

One of my major projects earlier this year was writing essays on four of Ingmar Bergman’s actors, for the Criterion Collection “channel” on FilmStruck (which will cease operations in a couple of weeks, despite an outpouring of protest). It was … Continue reading →

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For Criterion: On Ingrid Thulin

Posted on November 12, 2018 by sheila

With the incredibly disheartening news that FilmStruck was going to be discontinued, I wasn’t sure what the status would be for the two remaining video-essays I wrote and narrated on Ingmar Bergman’s actors. The first one, on Liv Ullmann and … Continue reading →

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June 2018 Viewing Diary

Posted on July 1, 2018 by sheila

This viewing diary is amusing to me,. This month has been so full, with mostly bad things (the world/national situation as well as some family awfulness) … and I got a gig early in the month which then took up … Continue reading →

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March 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on April 2, 2016 by sheila

Supernatural, Season 2, Episode 20: “What Is and What Should Never Be” (2007; d. Eric Kripke) My 300-page re-cap here. At Any Price (2012; d. Ramin Bahrani) Inspired by the recent conversation Mitchell and I had about Zac Efron (Part … Continue reading →

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