The Silence
“BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!”
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay / Story
Ingmar Bergman
Music Composer
Ivan Renliden
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
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.
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Original Language
SV
Production Country
Sweden
Content Rating
PG-13
Release Status
Released
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Top Cast
Ingrid Thulin
Ester
Gunnel Lindblom
Anna
Birger Malmsten
Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg
Hotel Steward
Jörgen Lindström
Johan
Kotti Chave
Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman
Paperboy (uncredited)