The Silence (1963)
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.
Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Writer:
Ingmar Bergman
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Ingrid Thulin as Ester |
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Gunnel Lindblom as Anna |
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Birger Malmsten as Bartender |
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Håkan Jahnberg as Hotel Steward |
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Jörgen Lindström as Johan |
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Kotti Chave as Officer in the Train Compartment |
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Lissi Alandh as Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited) |
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Leif Forstenberg as Man in Variety Hall (uncredited) |
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Eskil Kalling as Bar Owner (uncredited) |
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Karl-Arne Bergman as Paperboy (uncredited) |
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Carl Andersson as |
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Olof Huddén as |
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Claes Esphagen as |
| Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
| Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Screenplay |
| Production | Allan Ekelund | Producer |
| Sound | Ivan Renliden | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ulla Ryghe | Editor |
| Sound | Stig Flodin | Sound |
| Sound | Bo Leverén | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Börje Lundh | Makeup Artist |
| Art | P.A. Lundgren | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marik Vos-Lundh | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bertha Sånnell | Costume Design |
| Sound | Tage Sjöborg | Sound |