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.
- Released
- 1963-09-23
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 413 votes
Cast
- Ingrid Thulin as Ester
- Gunnel Lindblom as Anna
- Birger Malmsten as Bartender
- Håkan Jahnberg as Hotel Steward
- Jörgen Lindström as Johan
- Kotti Chave as Officer in the Train Compartment
- Lissi Alandh as Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
- Leif Forstenberg as Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
- Eskil Kalling as Bar Owner (uncredited)
- Karl-Arne Bergman as Paperboy (uncredited)
- Carl Andersson
- Olof Huddén