Rent The Silence (1963)

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Synopsis:
United since childhood in apparent incest, two sisters struggle and part as the younger seeks her freedom in a heterosexual affair. Bergman's sombre view of modern man's condition - wherein human relations are grotesquely egocentric and perversely sexual - is a shattering vision of despair. Ester (Ingrid Thulin), Anna (Gunnel Lindblom) and Anna's son Johan (Jorgen Lidstrom) travel by train to a foreign city whose language they do not understand. In an arid hostel, Ester tries to retain her sexual hold upon her sister. Anna leaves, however, and in a nearby cabaret watches a couple making love: she picks up a man, and returns to the hotel.
Playing with a kindly porter, Johan overhears Ester confronting Anna with the man in her room. Tanks roll through the city streets. Ester is dying, and several times thinks her sister has left...
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Directors:
Producers:
Allan Ekelund
Writers:
Ingmar Bergman
Aka:
Tystnaden
Studio:
Tartan
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
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Countries:
Sweden
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/11/2001
Run Time:
94 minutes
Languages:
Swedish Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • Star and Director Filmographies
  • Philip Strick Film Notes
  • Extracts From Bergman's Book 'Images - My Life In Film'
  • The Bergman Collection Trailer

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