Two estranged sisters, Ester and Anna, and Anna's 10-year-old son travel to the Central European country on the verge of war. Ester becomes seriously ill and the three of them move into a hotel in a small town called Timoka.
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3 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ingrid Thulin | ... | Ester | |
| Gunnel Lindblom | ... | Anna | |
| Jörgen Lindström | ... | Johan | |
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Håkan Jahnberg | ... | The Hotel Steward |
| Birger Malmsten | ... | The Waiter | |
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"The Silence" is about the emotional distance between two sisters. The younger one is still attractive enough to pick up a lover in a strange city. The older one -- even though she is very ill -- would like to make a human connection also but cannot leave the hotel room. Traveling with the sisters is a small boy who escapes into the hotel, meets a troupe of dwarfs. Which sister is this little boy's mother? Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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At one point in the film, Ester and Johan are talking about how Johan will be staying at Granny's all summer and winter, then Ester says, "And you can go sailing with Uncle Persson." Jonas Persson and Karin Persson were characters in Winter Light (1963), the previous installment in Ingmar Bergman's "The Silence of God" trilogy. See more »Alternate Versions
The original UK cinema release featured the pre-edited US print which was then cut by a further 35 secs by the BBFC to shorten some shots of Ester stroking Anna's hair and to replace subtitled references to erections and semen. The 1999 Tartan video is the complete version. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A harrowing film. Two sisters and a young son spend some time in a town whose language they do not speak. It's dejected and lonely, as bleak as Bergman gets. Supposedly it's about faith; it is part of his "religous trilogy" (along with Through the Glass Darkly). The town is strange and eerie and alien. The sisters' non-understanding of the native tongue brings to a focus their alienation from each other as well as from everyone else - you'll feel it too. It's not a pleasant film to watch, but it's beautiful nonetheless.
By the way, Kubrick fans will love looking at how this film influenced The Shining. The film is rife with long sweeps through the hotel where the sisters are staying. Abandoned opulant hotel corridors swim by, lazy and radiant with mesmerizing patterns. However, this film is even more dejected and alienating than The Shining. And the sex scene is one of the most unappealing I've ever scene; It's ridiculously cold.