The Silence

Name: The Silence
Released: 1963-09-23
Rating: 7.5

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

1963 · 1h 35m · TMDB 7.5/10 (404 votes)

Drama Romance

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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About The Silence

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.

Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 404 votes