The Silence
Original title: Tystnaden · Turkish title: Sessizlik
“BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!”
1963 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar BergmanCast
Ingrid Thulin 
Gunnel Lindblom 
Jörgen Lindström
Credits
Written by: Ingmar Bergman
Plot
Two sisters and the young son of one of them stop at a hotel in a foreign country, and the tension between the women grows.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ingmar Bergman's chilling chamber drama traps two sisters and a boy in a foreign hotel. Sparse in words and rich in tension, it caused controversy for its frankness and now feels like a stark portrait of isolation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (22,949 votes)
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