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The Silence

1963, Movie, 1h 35min

Two sisters—the sickly, intellectual Ester (Ingrid Thulin) and the sensual, pragmatic Anna (Gunnel Lindblom)—travel by train with Anna’s young son, Johan (Jörgen Lindström), to a foreign country that appears to be on the brink of war. Attempting to cope with their alien surroundings, each sister is left to her own vices while they vie for Johan’s affection, and in so doing sabotage what little remains of their relationship. Regarded as one of the most sexually provocative films of its day, Ingmar Bergman’s THE SILENCE offers a disturbing vision of emotional isolation in a suffocating spiritual void.

Country: Sweden

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Reviews

Critic Nl

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Very much of its time in its nihilism, passionate bitterness and dark, intricate, claustrophobic style, it is both mystifying and upsetting...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Ebert

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The film is oblique. Most of the rest of the story involves reading between the lines.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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Terrifically acted by an ensemble cast, this film twists its knife relentlessly in the wound.

Read full review at The Guardian

Michael Thomsen

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Meget god Bergman-klassiker. Har muligvis inspireret David Lynch og Stanley Kubrick med de lange gange og dværge etc. Let surrealistisk.

3 years ago

Frequently asked questions

What is The Silence about? Toggle content

In this emotionally charged drama, two sisters and their young son are stranded in a foreign city on the brink of war. As tensions rise, the sisters' relationship becomes increasingly strained, and they struggle to communicate with each other and the world around them. Meanwhile, the boy wanders the empty hotel hallways, encountering a group of Spanish dwarfs and an elderly porter. As the sisters' isolation deepens, they are forced to confront their own desires and fears.

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The Silence is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

What movies are similar to The Silence? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Silence include Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Apartment, The Sound of Music, La Jetée, The Graduate, A Raisin in the Sun.