The Silence

  • Drama
  • Romance
9/23/1963
95

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

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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  • Geronimo1967

    Though they are travelling together through an un-named country, there appears to be little love lost between the poorly Ester (Ingrid Thulin) and her younger sister Anna (Gunnel Lindblom) who also has her young son Johan (Jörgen Lindstrom) in tow, too. Even though Ester is a linguist, she doesnt readily understand the language here and so frequently resorts to sign language to make her self understood. Anna uses altogether different methods of making herself understood and that merely serves to irritate her sister who might wish she could be so open, but has no means or confidence to express her sexuality. When Anna hooks up with the barman (Birger Malmsten) she rather rubs her sisters face in it, and that behaviour serves to drive a wedge...

    January 31, 2026

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