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Voice of Silence

Original title: La voce del silenzio
  • 19531953
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
85
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Voice of Silence (1953)
  • Drama
A group of men of differing circumstances and personalities gather at a monastery to undergo a course of spiritual reappraisal. They comprise of a candle-maker, a politician, an ex-prisoner,... Read allA group of men of differing circumstances and personalities gather at a monastery to undergo a course of spiritual reappraisal. They comprise of a candle-maker, a politician, an ex-prisoner, a novelist and a petty thief trying to elude the police. All have their own spiritual pro... Read allA group of men of differing circumstances and personalities gather at a monastery to undergo a course of spiritual reappraisal. They comprise of a candle-maker, a politician, an ex-prisoner, a novelist and a petty thief trying to elude the police. All have their own spiritual problems to solve, except the thief. The politician, a former partisan leader, suffers the re... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
85
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Cesare Zavattini(taken loosely from a story by)
    • Giorgio Prosperi(screenplay)
    • Giuseppe Berto(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aldo Fabrizi
    • Jean Marais
    • Daniel Gélin
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Cesare Zavattini(taken loosely from a story by)
    • Giorgio Prosperi(screenplay)
    • Giuseppe Berto(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aldo Fabrizi
    • Jean Marais
    • Daniel Gélin
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    • 3User reviews
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    Aldo Fabrizi
    Aldo Fabrizi
    • Pio Fabianias Pio Fabiani
    Jean Marais
    Jean Marais
    • Andrea Sannaas Andrea Sanna
    Daniel Gélin
    Daniel Gélin
    • Francesco Ferroas Francesco Ferro
    Cosetta Greco
    Cosetta Greco
    • Anna Mariaas Anna Maria
    Frank Villard
    Frank Villard
    • Mario Rossias Mario Rossi
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Padre superioreas Padre superiore
    Antonio Crast
    • Padre predicatoreas Padre predicatore
    Paolo Panelli
    • Renato Santini - ladruncoloas Renato Santini - ladruncolo
    Fernando Fernán Gómez
    Fernando Fernán Gómez
    • Fernando Layer - assistente spiritualeas Fernando Layer - assistente spirituale
    • (as Fernand Fernan-Gomez)
    Rossana Podestà
    Rossana Podestà
    • Angiolina De Bellisas Angiolina De Bellis
    Enrico Luzi
    • Fernandoas Fernando
    Maria Grazia Francia
    • Pietaas Pieta
    Franco Scandurra
    • Avvocato dell'accusaas Avvocato dell'accusa
    Checco Durante
    • Sacrestanoas Sacrestano
    Pina Piovani
    • Teresa Fabianias Teresa Fabiani
    Piero Palermini
    • Partigianoas Partigiano
    Aristide Baghetti
    • Nonno ciecoas Nonno cieco
    Ezio Rossi
    • Ginoas Gino
    • Director
      • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    • Writers
      • Cesare Zavattini(taken loosely from a story by)
      • Giorgio Prosperi(screenplay)
      • Giuseppe Berto(screenplay)
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      Bruno Paolinelli's debut as a writer.

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    The sounds of silence
    Late career Pabst movie which takes place in a house where you can hear the voice of silence.Some men gave up their social life for Lent and spend some time in a house where they are in retreat ,pray ,meditate and repent.The problem with this screenplay is that there are too many characters and most of them are clichés (the resistant fighter who is responsible for the death of three innocent human beings;the pulp writer whose books "inspire" a mad youth and cause death too ;the man whose wife made a new life with another one,thinking her first love had been killed in action in WW2; a pickpocket conjurer;a priest who has his moments of doubt and more ).These mini-stories (with flashbacks galore) are too diffuse to be convincing and the movie fails to reveal a spiritual dimension ,in spite of the talents of seasoned actors such as Jean Marais (who's seeing things :ants on his Bible page) and Daniel Gélin.
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    • Apr 12, 2011

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    • Release date
      • 1953 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Aus der Bahn geworfen
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Società Italiana Cines
      • Franco London Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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