Ingrid Thulin
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Ingrid Lilian Thulin was a Swedish actress and director who collaborated with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish a
Thulin in 1952
Thulin with Ingmar Bergman during the production of The Silence, 1963
Cries and Whispers
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Cries and Whispers is a 1972 Swedish tragedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. The film, set in a mansion at the e
Ingrid Thulin
…and the inaugural Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Silence (1963), and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA for Cries and Whispers (1972). Thulin was born in Sollefteå, Ångermanland, northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna (née Larsson) and Adam Thulin, a fisherman. She took ballet…
Theatrical release poster
Ingrid Thulin's dress as Karin. White dresses against a red background were a key colour motif in the film.
Cries and Whispers was filmed at Taxinge-Näsby Castle, outside Mariefred.
Illustration of "Hansel and Gretel" by Ludwig Richter; like Cries and Whispers, the fairy tale suggests familial abandonment.