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The Silence

The Silence

7,5 /10 (401 Votes)
1963 SV 95 min

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.

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Rent

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Release date

23/09/1963

Votes

401

Popularity

1.0

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Status

Released

Original title

Tystnaden

Language

SV

Runtime

95 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-01-31

⭐ 7

Though they are travelling together through an un-named country, there appears to be little love lost between the poorly “Ester” (Ingrid Thulin) and her younger sister “Anna” (Gunnel Lindblom) who also has her young son “Johan” (Jörgen Lindstrom) in tow, too. Even though “Ester” is a linguist, she doesn’t readily understand the language here and so frequently resorts to sign language to make her self understood. “Anna” uses altogether different methods of making herself understood and that merely serves to irritate her sister who might wish she could be so open, but has no means or confidence …

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