The Silence

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

The Silence — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 23, 1963
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Ingmar Bergman

The Silence — Cast

Ingrid Thulin Ester Gunnel Lindblom Anna Birger Malmsten Bartender

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Håkan Jahnberg Hotel Steward Jörgen Lindström Johan Kotti Chave Officer in the Train Compartment Lissi Alandh Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)

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Leif Forstenberg Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)