

The Silence
BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
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.
Cast

Ingrid Thulin
Ester

Gunnel Lindblom
Anna

Birger Malmsten
Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg
Hotel Steward

Jörgen Lindström
Johan

Kotti Chave
Officer in the Train Compartment

Lissi Alandh
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman
Paperboy (uncredited)
Carl Andersson
Olof Huddén
Claes Esphagen
Videos
Storyline
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.
Recommended

Euphoria
2018

The Dreamers
2003

Close My Eyes
1991

Cruel Intentions
1999

Love Me Love Me
2026

The Immigrant
2013

Atonement
2007

Inventing the Abbotts
1997

After We Collided
2020

Force Majeure
2014

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923

The Cement Garden
1993
More Like This

After Sex
2007

Numb
2007

West Michigan
2021

Night Calls: The Movie
1998

Crossroads
2002

The Belly of an Architect
1987

Battle in Heaven
2005

Martyrdom and Pleasure
2015

Dark Matter
2008

Moving McAllister
2007

Brian's Song
1971

8 Seconds
1994