
The Silence

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1964)
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Setting
Set in Europe
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Series
Part of Metaphysical Trilogy
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Music
Music by Ivan Renliden
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sven Nykvist
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ingmar BergmanScreenplay
- Original title
- Tystnaden
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 23, 1963
- Original language
- Swedish
- Countries
- Sweden
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