The Silence (1963)

Original title

Tystnaden

Directed by

Ingmar Bergman

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 404 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters travel through a Central European country on the brink of war. The younger sister is sensuous and has a young son, while the elder is seriously ill and more intellectual. Their strained relationship plays out against a backdrop of isolation and impending conflict.

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What happens

The Silence (Swedish: Tystnaden) is a 1963 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom. The plot focuses on two sisters, the younger a sensuous woman with a young son, the elder more intellectually oriented and seriously ill, and their tense relationship as they travel toward home through a fictional Central European country on the brink of war. The film is the third in a series of thematically related films, following Through a Glass Darkly (1961) and Winter Light (1963), which is sometimes considered a trilogy. In addition to interpretations of spiritual issues, The Silence is sometimes interpreted as presenting its two sister characters as two sides of a single woman, one representing the physical and the other language. Bergman was inspired by his travels around Europe after World War II. Against expectations of the filmmakers, it was a box-office hit. The film was also noted for its frank depiction of sexuality and won the award for Best Film at the 1st Guldbagge Awards. It is regarded favorably by modern critics. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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