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The Silence
The Silence

The Silence

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

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DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

23 September 1963

Country

Sweden

Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Ester

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Anna

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Bartender

Håkan Jahnberg

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

Leif Forstenberg

Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)

Eskil Kalling

Eskil Kalling

Bar Owner (uncredited)

Karl-Arne Bergman

Karl-Arne Bergman

Paperboy (uncredited)

Carl Andersson

Carl Andersson

Olof Huddén

Olof Huddén

Claes Esphagen

Claes Esphagen

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