The Silence

1963 star 7.5 schedule 95 min

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.

Drama Romance

people Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Ester

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Anna

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Bartender

person

Håkan Jahnberg

Hotel Steward

Jörgen Lindström

Jörgen Lindström

Johan

Kotti Chave

Kotti Chave

Officer in the Train Compartment

Lissi Alandh

Lissi Alandh

Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)

person

Leif Forstenberg

Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)

person

Eskil Kalling

Bar Owner (uncredited)

person

Karl-Arne Bergman

Paperboy (uncredited)

person

Carl Andersson

person

Olof Huddén

apartment Production Companies

SF Studios SF Studios

public Countries

Sweden