Tag Archives: Persona

“Each time I see it, I know I accomplished what I set out to do as an actress, that I created a person.” — Bibi Andersson on Persona

Posted on November 11, 2024 by sheila

It’s her birthday today. It was my great honor to write and narrate a video-essay for The Criterion Collection about Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann’s collaboration – both separately and together – with Ingmar Bergman: Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson, … Continue reading →

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Good artists borrow …

Posted on January 18, 2023 by sheila

… great artists steal, and etc. and so forth. Moonlighting, 1982, d. Jerzy Skolimowski Persona, 1966, d. Ingmar Bergman     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel inclined to … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Bibi Andersson

Posted on April 14, 2019 by sheila

From David Thomson’s The New Biographical Dictionary of Film : Expanded and Updated , the entry on Bibi Andersson: “She needed such a holiday to prepare for one of the most harrowing female roles the screen has presented: Nurse Alma … Continue reading →

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For Criterion: On Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson

Posted on August 11, 2018 by sheila

The beginning of a series of videos for the Criterion Collection, written and narrated by Yours Truly, on Ingmar Bergman’s collaborations with actresses. This was a major project for me, and it was an honor to pay tribute to these … 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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20 most surprising female performances (Part 2)

Posted on June 13, 2010 by sheila

Here is Part 1 of the series, great conversation going on in the comments. Join in! HEDY LAMARR, Comrade X Hedy Lamarr, is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful women in the history of cinema. Cameramen fell all … Continue reading →

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Great Mad Women in Cinema

Posted on October 11, 2009 by sheila

Some of these women probably would not qualify for a diagnosis from the psychiatric profession. And perhaps their madness is actually a heightened level of sanity, as is often the case. Nevertheless, they are mad. Wonderfully mad.

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Bibi Andersson in Persona

Posted on November 21, 2007 by sheila

A wonderful essay: thoughts on her face, and her unbelievable performance in Persona.

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R.I.P. Ingmar Bergman

Posted on July 30, 2007 by sheila

A compilation of links but I’m sure the tributes will be far and wide. Keith has some screenshots here. He was 89. Remarkable. A remarkable artist. Here’s the one post I’ve written about a Bergman film. Time to ponder what … Continue reading →

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Weekend snapshots

Posted on March 12, 2007 by sheila

— I washed my walls. They are a lovely pale yellow color and I was horrified at how black my damn Melaleuca cloth was when I was done. City air. Filthy. Invisible and filthy. Horrors. I cleaned like a whirling … Continue reading →

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