The Silence (1963) – Trailer & Where to Watch

Name: The Silence
Rating: 7.5

MOVIE ★ 7.5/10 1963 1h 35m DramaRomance

“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.

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Cast

Ingrid Thulin as Ester, Gunnel Lindblom as Anna, Birger Malmsten as Bartender, Håkan Jahnberg as Hotel Steward, Jörgen Lindström as Johan, Kotti Chave as Officer in the Train Compartment, Lissi Alandh as Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited), Leif Forstenberg as Man in Variety Hall (uncredited), Eskil Kalling as Bar Owner (uncredited), Karl-Arne Bergman as Paperboy (uncredited)