hotel,sibling relationship,travel,rage,desire,complex,sister sister relationship,anxious,playful,dramatic,suspenseful,defiant

The Silence (1963)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Ingmar Bergman
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    Ester Ingrid Thulin
  • Profile picture of Gunnel Lindblom
    Anna Gunnel Lindblom
  • Profile picture of Birger Malmsten
    Bartender Birger Malmsten
  • Profile picture of Jörgen Lindström
    Johan Jörgen Lindström
  • Profile picture of Kotti Chave
    Officer in the Train Compartment Kotti Chave
  • Profile picture of Lissi Alandh
    Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited) Lissi Alandh

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Keywords

  • hotel
  • sibling relationship
  • travel
  • rage
  • desire
  • complex
  • sister sister relationship
  • anxious
  • playful
  • dramatic
  • suspenseful
  • defiant