The silence, Tystnaden, Criterion; directed by Ingmar Bergman
Type
Label
The silence, Tystnaden, Criterion; directed by Ingmar Bergman
Language
swe
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The silence
Responsibility statement
Criterion; directed by Ingmar Bergman
Runtime
95
Series statement
Criterion collection, 211
Sub title
Tystnaden
Summary
Two sisters (sickly, intellectual Ester and the sensual, pragmatic Anna) travel by train with Anna’s young son, Johan, to a foreign country that appears to be on the brink of war. Attempting to cope with their alien surroundings, each sister is left to her own vices while they vie for Johan’s affection, and in so doing sabotage what little remains of their relationship. Regarded as one of the most sexually provocative films of its day, Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence offers a disturbing vision of emotional isolation in a suffocating spiritual void
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Tystnaden
Contributor
Incoming Resources
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