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In THE SILENCE, sisters Anna and Ester (Gunnel Lindblom and Ingrid Thulin, respectively) are passing through an unspecified European country on their way home from a trip, accompanied by Anna's young son, Johan (Jorgen Lindstrom). They check into a hotel, where the kindly old maitre d' (Hakan Jahnberg) ministers to the ailing, .. Read more

Starring	Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten, Hakan Jahnberg
Director	Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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- The final part of Bergman's trilogy (after Through a Glass Darkly and Winter Light) is a bleak and disturbing study of... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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- - 16
  - 0
  The Loud Silence
  
  I rented this film because I could not remember the story and could recall that I had been deeply affected by it when I last saw it 35 years ago. As I watched ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - johnnyL
  - County Antrim
  - 14 May 2005 at 01:27
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- - 0
  - 0
  Good but not IB's best
  
  This film has much that is good about it, and if it was Bergman's only film it might be hailed as a masterpiece, but if you read the extract's from ... read more »
  
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- 1061776
- - Kulturmonster
  - 34 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 12 Nov 2011 at 10:59
- - 2
  - 3
  40 mins was enough
  
  Just couldn't get through it so maybe Im not in a position to rate this....little boy was sweet..could not relate to this style of film
  
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- - Lon
  - 20 reviews
  - Pewsey
  - 04 Jul 2008 at 09:15
- - 0
  - 1
  One of Bergman's best
  
  If you are looking for brooding atmosphere, beautiful photography, and edgy performances. This is the film for you.
  
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- 563505
- - gothic
  - 67 reviews
  - Craigavon
  - 08 May 2008 at 16:26
- - 3
  - 0
  You can watch Bergman without being 'in the know'
  
  His films always create controversial responses and that's the realm where they lie and should be appreciated in my view. What is this film about? Where ... read more »
  
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- 438944
- - Great Expectations
  - Leeds, West Yorkshire
  - 11 May 2007 at 14:51
- - 6
  - 0
  Life and death and all that
  
  So it'a all about sex as far as Ingmar Bergman goes, that's the bit that goes between being born and dying. There are hostile sisters in this film, ... read more »
  
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- 213422
- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:18
- - 4
  - 0
  Understated and seductive, a classy little number
  
  We fell in love with this beatiful film, shot with an eye for what is unsaid/unseen being the central theme. Like a slow but seductive Latin American dance it ... read more »
  
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- - woodstocks
  - East Yorkshire
  - 20 Dec 2005 at 22:57
- - 3
  - 5
  Bergman's new clothes
  
  Bergman is an acquired taste, and this film really pushes that 'taste' to the limit - although Winter Light may be his bleakest film, there was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 171316
- - Paul Thompson
  - King's Lynn, Norfolk
  - 08 Nov 2005 at 07:30
- - 16
  - 0
  The Loud Silence
  
  I rented this film because I could not remember the story and could recall that I had been deeply affected by it when I last saw it 35 years ago. As I watched ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 334608
- - johnnyL
  - County Antrim
  - 14 May 2005 at 01:27
- - 9
  - 5
  Why complain about loneliness? It?s a waste of time
  
  After the breakdown of an apparent incestuous relationship, two sisters Ester (Ingrid Thulin) and Anna (Gunnel Lindblorn) find they are no longer able to ... read more »
  
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- - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 30 Mar 2005 at 12:20
- - 3
  - 1
  Decay
  
  Two sisters, one dying of consumption, stay in an obscure Eastern European city falling into the lap of war and decay. Dwarves, emaciated horses and plenty of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 21 May 2004 at 13:54
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- - 16
  - 0
  The Loud Silence
  
  I rented this film because I could not remember the story and could recall that I had been deeply affected by it when I last saw it 35 years ago. As I watched ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 334608
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - johnnyL
  - County Antrim
  - 14 May 2005 at 01:27
- - 9
  - 5
  Why complain about loneliness? It?s a waste of time
  
  After the breakdown of an apparent incestuous relationship, two sisters Ester (Ingrid Thulin) and Anna (Gunnel Lindblorn) find they are no longer able to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 86355
- - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 30 Mar 2005 at 12:20
- - 6
  - 0
  Life and death and all that
  
  So it'a all about sex as far as Ingmar Bergman goes, that's the bit that goes between being born and dying. There are hostile sisters in this film, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 213422
- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:18
- - 4
  - 0
  Understated and seductive, a classy little number
  
  We fell in love with this beatiful film, shot with an eye for what is unsaid/unseen being the central theme. Like a slow but seductive Latin American dance it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 355718
- - woodstocks
  - East Yorkshire
  - 20 Dec 2005 at 22:57
- - 3
  - 0
  You can watch Bergman without being 'in the know'
  
  His films always create controversial responses and that's the realm where they lie and should be appreciated in my view. What is this film about? Where ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 438944
- - Great Expectations
  - Leeds, West Yorkshire
  - 11 May 2007 at 14:51
- - 3
  - 1
  Decay
  
  Two sisters, one dying of consumption, stay in an obscure Eastern European city falling into the lap of war and decay. Dwarves, emaciated horses and plenty of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 6221
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 21 May 2004 at 13:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Good but not IB's best
  
  This film has much that is good about it, and if it was Bergman's only film it might be hailed as a masterpiece, but if you read the extract's from ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1061776
- - Kulturmonster
  - 34 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 12 Nov 2011 at 10:59
- - 0
  - 1
  One of Bergman's best
  
  If you are looking for brooding atmosphere, beautiful photography, and edgy performances. This is the film for you.
  
  Report this review
- 563505
- - gothic
  - 67 reviews
  - Craigavon
  - 08 May 2008 at 16:26
- - 2
  - 3
  40 mins was enough
  
  Just couldn't get through it so maybe Im not in a position to rate this....little boy was sweet..could not relate to this style of film
  
  Report this review
- 592527
- - Lon
  - 20 reviews
  - Pewsey
  - 04 Jul 2008 at 09:15
- - 3
  - 5
  Bergman's new clothes
  
  Bergman is an acquired taste, and this film really pushes that 'taste' to the limit - although Winter Light may be his bleakest film, there was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 171316
- - Paul Thompson
  - King's Lynn, Norfolk
  - 08 Nov 2005 at 07:30

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  In THE SILENCE, sisters Anna and Ester (Gunnel Lindblom and Ingrid Thulin, respectively) are passing through an unspecified European country on their way home from a trip, accompanied by Anna's young son, Johan (Jorgen Lindstrom). They check into a hotel, where the kindly old maitre d' (Hakan ...