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in Rockland THE JOURNAL-NEWS, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982 Ullman defends performance in Ghosts' children and a couple of close friends. After they left, she told Britt, her companion, 'Britt, don't ROAMING LA 4 DCrv Akin vV worry about me. You can go to sleep. You see, my Illl I.IIIPWLIIIUI UJtjl'll. Pill! 'IT tt' i)i7 i35i Tennis stars visit hospital mama here in the room with me.

"Ingrid's mother had died when she was 7," Liv says quietly. "A couple of hours later, Britt looked in on Ingrid and she found her dead. Isn't it wonderful to know her passing was so serene and peaceful?" Even now, any mention of Ingrid Bergman moves Liv deeply, so I ask her about future plans for "Ghosts." "After New York, we go on a national tour," she says. "We'll play in Philadephia, Chicago, Denver, San Diego, Los Angeles and maybe San Francisco. I've never done an American tour before and I'm all excited." Last year, Liv wrote and directed a 20 minute segment of a Canadian movie called "Love." The other participants include Mai Zetterling, Antoinia Fraser and Germaine Greer.

"My segment," Liv explains, "shows the loving preparation a shaky old man makes before he visits his wife who is in an institution and whose mind is wandering. I found the most extraordinary actor who would have quite a career ahead of him if he weren't already 85. "And I spent much of last year filming Sigrid Bernard Drew If Liv Ullmann is enraged, disturbed, or even hurt by some of the nasty criticisms she received for her performance in Ibsen's "Ghosts," she gives nary a sign. This magnificent actress, who has given more great performances in the films of Ingmar Bergman and Jan Troell alone than any four actresses combined, is beaming, in a wonderful mood, and more gorgeous than ever. Why haven't the cameras ever captured her startling beauty? We are old friends, going all the way back to her earliest Bergman films, "Persona" and later, "Shame," "The Passion of Anna," "Scenes from a Marriage," "Face to Face," and "Autumn Sonata," among others, and we have talked after every major film and Broadway play she has starred in.

Now I ask her how she felt about the mixed to hostile reception she and John Neville's production of "Ghosts," now packing them in at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, received. "I was shocked, of course," she says. "We had received nothing but raves in Washington and standing ovations during the previews here in New York. "Now, everybody, in a long career, gives goot and bad performances. Nobody can be consistentlj good.

But this time, I just don't understand it. It's true we had a problem in Washington. The original director (John Madden) suddenly decided he had tc go on a vacation as soon as the play opened there and he said he'd return before we opened in New York. "But we wanted to work. I'm tired of directors who don't do their homework.

So John Neville, whe plays Pastor Manders opposite me, agreed to take time out from his own work and step in as director I must say I admire his courage. After all, tht choices were not his and now he's being blamed fot things he didn't do. "I simply don't agree with the critics who didn't like us. About certain things, I would never argue with them. But I have been doing Ibsen all my life and have played most of his heroines and I know Ibsen as well as they do.

Undset's It's all about a Norwegian artist who lives in Rome and has a love affair, which ends in her suicide, naturally, knowing me. I can never shake the gloom off. I don't know why I'm always Liv Ullman bristles at criticism of her performance in 'Ghosts'. "The play is a hundred years old and of course there are melodramatic devices in it. But it's a recognized classic, at least in Scandinavia, where nobody disputes that.

"And I was certainly surprised by Walter Kerr's comment that I stood still while Pastor Manders delivered a long speech," she cries indignantly. "I was directed to do so. What would Mr. Kerr have me do while John was speaking? Dance a hula? Anything I might have done would have been an interruption and distraction. That would have been rude and scene stealing in my book.

"But," she suddenly laughs, "as my dear friend, Ingrid Bergman said after the critics killed her in "The Constant Wife" 'AH the dogs come out to howl every time the gypsies come to "I must tell you something beautiful about Ingrid's last hours. Roberto Rossellini's brother came backstage the other night and told me this. "Ingrid had spent her 67th birthday with her surrounded by it. I'm not that way at all. "And Ingmar is coming to see me in 'Ghosts' at the end of the month and he says he has a new script, which he's written for me.

Wouldn't you know it's called 'The Human but Ingmar swears it's a comedy full of funny lines. I can't wait to read it. It's time we got together again. After all, I've done my best work with him." BERNARD DREW is film critic for Gannett GRAND OPENING FREE CLASS: wed. 'Incubus' nightmare of bad taste OCT.

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Bits and pieces Welcome home Mr. and Mrs. Howard Londa of Monsey from your recent cruise aboard the Home Line's Flagship "S.S. Oceanic" visiting Nassau and Bermuda. They celebrated their 20th anniversary while cruising.

Hello to Ann Marie and Brian Starkey and especially baby, Vanessa Elizabeth, with love always, Mom, Dad, Marion, Randy, Carolyn and Janet Izzo. Calling all classmates of 1957 Spring Valley High School to be part of their 25th class reunion at Manuli's Ivy Manor, Mt. Ivy, November 6. For tickets and information contact Arthur Manion, 43 Remsen Monsey, N.Y. 10952.

Please send us as many names and addresses of students you know so we may reach them. Hello to Barbi Merdinger, Wilda Rene, James Regan, Stephen Quirk, Lynda Meyers, Tina Pel-licciari, John Olson, Ernst Nebot, Maureen Murray, Mary Anne Moriarty who are on the staff at Nyack Hospital. Get well wishes Special wishes are sent to Philip Costa of New City for a speedy recovery from Erwin, Sandy and Barbara Noble of New City. Birthdaying Rebecca Miller of Spring Valley celebrated 85 years young September 25 and has special birthday wishes for today and always. September 19 was the day Philomena Vero was 95 years young and often states she will live to a century as her grandparents did.

God bless you. Here's to you Mom, Myrtle Smith Whitelaw of New City on your 77th birthday Tuesday and may you be as young as you look and feel forever. You are an inspiration to me and many others who know you. Auntie Mame you have always been. With your blue nail polish, blond upswept hair, made-up all the time and unique way of dressing you always had time to be kind, understanding, patient, accepting, and giving me encouragement every step of the way.

Your role in life as a mother has won you a gold star in my eyes. I am today what you have put in all these years. Thank you for being you. Children's corner BIRTHDAY KIDS: Today Shelby Sohn of New City celebrates her ninth birthday and has much love from Mom and sister Happy birthday to you, and a happy Bat Mitzvah too. Best wishes to Allison Wiener with love from your friend forever.

Sheri Sohn of New City. This and that "Hi" to Camille Vento, Jessie O'Kane, Risa Fisher, Lisa Curran, Lisa Mercurio, Jodi Bohan, Jack Ford, Matt DeVivo, Scott James, John Dellolio and Billy Kurisko, Love, Randi Esbin, Sue Gallagher, Laura Gorman and June Fasano of Nanuet. Karen Lippman of Monsey says best friends forever and ever and don't forget I am here Deana Nelson and to Billy Dillon, thanks so much for being there and being you. I will miss you when you leave. Thought for today Capture the moment in time.

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With a couple of unnotable exceptions a pair of men and one dog those townsfolk are women. Each is in some variation of undress, whether in a bathing suit, a nightgown or in the shower. in each death, rape is part of the gruesome scenario. Now, are you getting some idea of the filmmaker's squalid sensibilities? So, who is the killer? The film points so stridently in the direction of one callow youth, played by Duncan Mcintosh, whose most admirable acting skill is his ability to drool and grab his head, that we are aware from the onset that he is guiltless. He does have something to do with the killings, however.

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Curtain time is 8 p.m. Directed by Gene Frankel, a three-time Obie award winner, the production presents Mykael O'Srui-theain in the leading role of Lear, the tragic figure who sacrifices his family and kingdom in the name of his own vanity. A native of California, O'Sruitheain received his professional training at California State University at Humboldt and studied mime and Commedia Dell'Arte under the Italian master Carlo-Mazzone-Clementi. He has been performing professionally since 1973. The roles of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, Lear's three daughters, are being playefl by Jean Tafler, Sharon Robinson and Susan Losinger, respectively, all of whom have previously appeared in other Shakespeare productions.

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