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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   5,978 votes
Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman (writer)
Release Date:
5 March 1973 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A haunting and shattering film experience.
Plot:
When a woman dying of cancer in turn-of-the century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
In search of redemption (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 27 June 2008, 3:55 PM, PDT)
Ingmar Bergman: 1918-2007 (From IMDb News. 30 July 2007)
User Comments:
A quietly disturbing work of genius more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Harriet Andersson ... Agnes
Kari Sylwan ... Anna
Ingrid Thulin ... Karin

Liv Ullmann ... Maria (and her mother)
Anders Ek ... Isak, the priest
Inga Gill ... Story teller
Erland Josephson ... David, the doctor
Henning Moritzen ... Joakim, Maria's husband
Georg Årlin ... Fredrik, Karin's husband
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ingrid Bergman ... Spectator (as Ingrid von Rosen)
Lena Bergman ... Maria as a child
Lars-Owe Carlberg ... Spectator
Malin Gjörup ... Anna's daughter
Greta Johansson ... Undertaker
Karin Johansson ... Undertaker
Ann-Christin Lobråten ... Spectator
Börje Lundh ... Spectator
Rossana Mariano ... Agnes as a child
Monika Priede ... Karin as a child
Linn Ullmann ... Maria's daughter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cries and Whispers (USA)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 (re-rating) (1998) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ingmar Bergman explained the use of the color red his film: "'Cries and Whispers' is an exploration of the soul, and ever since childhood, I have imagined the soul to be a damp membrane in varying shades of red." more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: You can briefly see Agnes take a breath after she has died, just before the scene changes. more
Quotes:
Anna: [reading Agnes' journal entry] "Wednesday the third of September... The tang of autumn fills the clear still air but it's mild and fine. My sisters, Karin and Maria have come to see me. It's wonderful to be together again like in the old days, and I am feeling much better. We were even able to go for a little walk together... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Blodigt jävla helvete (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Mazurka in A minor, Op.17/4 more

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37 out of 43 people found the following comment useful:-
A quietly disturbing work of genius, 20 December 2004
9/10
Author: j30bell (j30bell@yahoo.co.uk) from London, England

In a perfect demonstration that horror and trauma are the stuff of real, everyday life and not the macabre vision of fantasists, Cries and Whispers marked Bergman's recovery as one of Europe's greatest film directors.

Like most Bergman films, Cries and Whispers is concerned with death, the suffering before death and the re-evaluation of life that death brings. It centres on three sisters: one dying of cancer, another trapped in a repellent marriage, and the last engaged in an uncomfortable affair. Moving between these three women is the maid, who tends the dying woman in her agony and, in one stunning scene, holding her to her naked bosom like a mother holding a child.

It is not, then, a barrel of laughs. Bergman films are not often for casual viewing, and I certainly won't be taking this one home to watch with my mother.

Like a great classical composer, Bergman uses contrast to enormous effect. Muted sounds which force you to strain to listen are punctuated with heart-rending screams from the dying Agnes. The colour scheme is a disquieting red, fading into pastoral greens and blues as the women reminisce about their younger life.

The characters also contrast uncomfortably. The two younger sisters, Karin and Maria, are sitting the deathwatch for their sister, but their task arouses no compassion in them. They are appalled and repelled by their sister's suffering, but they will not hold her hand or comfort her. The mutual dislike for each other is palpable. This contrasts with the simple humanism of their maid Anna – whom they callously talk about firing, once their sister is dead.

Set in the late 19th Century, the story flits intermittently between present and past, fleshing out the motivations and the stories of the sisters. One of these flashbacks confronts the audience with one of the most disturbing image in cinema, a repressed Karin cutting her vagina with glass to avoid sex with her husband.

Only a director of Bergman's calibre could make such a film riveting. Yet riveting it is. Bergman gets sensational performances from his four main leads; regulars Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Thurin and Harriet Andersson and a majestic, understated Kari Sylwan. To call this film Ibsenesque would be a slur on the originality of Bergman's vision. It is a testimony to his genius that this may not be his best film, yet it is one of the most striking films in modern cinema. I cannot recommend it highly enough. 9/10.

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