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The Silence

The Silence

# BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
Drama   Romance
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Spanish , Swedish , English , German , French
📆 Date Released: 1963-09-23
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.5

Beloved Cast

Ingrid Thulin original image
Ester
Ingrid Thulin
Gunnel Lindblom original image
Anna
Gunnel Lindblom
Birger Malmsten original image
Bartender
Birger Malmsten
Håkan Jahnberg original image
Hotel Steward
Håkan Jahnberg
Jörgen Lindström original image
Johan
Jörgen Lindström
Kotti Chave original image
Officer in the Train Compartment
Kotti Chave
Lissi Alandh original image
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Lissi Alandh
Leif Forstenberg original image
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg
Eskil Kalling original image
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling
Karl-Arne Bergman original image
Paperboy (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman
Carl Andersson original image
Carl Andersson
Olof Huddén original image
Olof Huddén
Claes Esphagen original image
Claes Esphagen

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