The Silence
Tystnaden
1963, Film, 96 min, Drama, Swedish, Sweden, MoviePedia score 74
BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Cast
- Ingrid Thulin as Ester
- Gunnel Lindblom as Anna
- Birger Malmsten as The Waiter
- Håkan Jahnberg as The Hotel Steward
- Jörgen Lindström as Johan
- Lissi Alandh as Woman in Variety Hall
- Karl-Arne Bergman as The Paperboy
- Leif Forstenberg as Man in Variety Hall
- Eduardo Gutiérrez as Impressario
- Eskil Kalling as The Bar Owner
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