The Silence
Tystnaden
Sweden • 1963
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#211Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorIngmar Bergman
WriterIngmar Bergman
CinematographerSven Nykvist
ComposerIvan Renliden
EditorUlla Ryghe
ProducerAllan Ekelund
Cast
Ingrid Thulinas Ester
Gunnel Lindblomas Anna
Birger Malmstenas Bartender
Håkan Jahnbergas Hotel Steward