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Critic Nl
rated 6

Very much of its time in its nihilism, passionate bitterness and dark, intricate, claustrophobic style, it is both mystifying and upsetting...

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Michael Thomsen
rated 8

Meget god Bergman-klassiker. Har muligvis inspireret David Lynch og Stanley Kubrick med de lange gange og dværge etc. Let surrealistisk.

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

Ingmar Bergman
Director
Ingrid Thulin
As Ester
Birger Malmsten
As Bartender
Lissi Alandh
As Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Kotti Chave
As Officer in the Train Compartment

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In this emotionally charged drama, two sisters and their young son are stranded in a foreign city on the brink of war. As tensions rise, the sisters' relationship becomes increasingly strained, and they struggle to communicate with each other and the world around them. Meanwhile, the boy wanders the empty hotel hallways, encountering a group of Spanish dwarfs and an elderly porter. As the sisters' isolation deepens, they are forced to confront their own desires and fears.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Silence include The Graduate, Belle de Jour, Lolita, My Fair Lady, A Raisin in the Sun, Gertrud.

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The Silence was released in theaters on February 3, 1964.