The Silence poster

The Silence

1963·95'

★ 7.5

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.

Stills

20

Cast

Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Thulin Ester
Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Lindblom Anna
Birger Malmsten Birger Malmsten Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg Hotel Steward
Jörgen Lindström Jörgen Lindström Johan
Kotti Chave Kotti Chave Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh Lissi Alandh Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman Paperboy (uncredited)
Carl Andersson
Olof Huddén

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