The Silence
1963/09/23 • Released • Spanish, Swedish, English, German, French
BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
Overview
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.
Director : Ingmar Bergman
Casts
Ingrid Thulin
Ester
Gunnel Lindblom
Anna
Birger Malmsten
Bartender
Jörgen Lindström
Johan
Kotti Chave
Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
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