The Silence (1963)

The Silence (1963)

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD! 1963-09-23 Sweden 95 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Birger Malmsten is Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg is Hotel Steward
Hotel Steward
Kotti Chave is Officer in the Train Compartment
Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh is Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg is Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling is Bar Owner (uncredited)
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman is Paperboy (uncredited)
Paperboy (uncredited)