The Silence

Overview

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.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Top cast

Ingrid Thulin

Ester

Gunnel Lindblom

Anna

Birger Malmsten

Bartender

H

Håkan Jahnberg

Hotel Steward

Jörgen Lindström

Johan

Kotti Chave

Officer in the Train Compartment

Lissi Alandh

Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)

L

Leif Forstenberg

Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)

E

Eskil Kalling

Bar Owner (uncredited)

K

Karl-Arne Bergman

Paperboy (uncredited)

C

Carl Andersson

O

Olof Huddén

C

Claes Esphagen

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