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Three passengers travel through a foreign country on the brink of war. Taking ill, Esther checks into a hotel room, with her sister Anna and Anna's son, Johan, occupying the adjoining suite. Still una...( read more 
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MCT:August 27, 2008The heat exhausts even the brave.Spiritual breakdown however unleashes frigid consequences underneath the surface.Silence will come as a noisy inflammation.Thulin is groundbreaking and Lindblom revealing!
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MCT:May 15, 2008
A true Bergman all the way through. This is a great insight into his views on both what "female" is (and "the feminine other") and a journey to try and find meaning in life.
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MCT:May 11, 2008
the least engaging of the "trilogy on faith" but still a powerful film. very layered and masterfully crafted.
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MCT:May 6, 2008Bergman at his most Bergman-esqe.
This Swedish art film set on the brink of WW3 examines the silence of god and lesbian incest. A heavy stylistic influence on Kubrick's the Shining, the images are both hypnotic, stunning and frightening at the same time.
Gorgeously shot nudity by Sven Nykvist to boot -
MCT:April 26, 2008
BRILLIANT. People say this is a very abstract movie that are suitable for only sophisticated viewers... which I disagree. The theme of loneliness and emotional distance is portrayed in such a powerful, beautiful and meticulous way that it won't get unnoticed, despite its subtlety. I wanna watch this again!!!
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MCT:April 6, 2008Okay, I know my limitations. This is probably too deep for me. I believe there is only one line in this movie. I didn't understand it what so ever, very strange... I am probably not that deep.
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MCT:January 16, 2008
Disturbing, dark and erotic. If you've only seen it once, you haven't really seen it. A film to ponder and study. My favorite in the trilogy, because although Winter Light and Through The Glass Darkly are still blacken, irreverent bullets to the soul, The Silence hit me at just the right moment in my life.
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MCT:December 16, 2007
bizarre and surprisingly risque film from Bergman dealing with the taboo subject of lesbian incest...need i say more?
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MCT:October 7, 2007
I suck at rating Bergman. I love how I can write X-number of words on Rob Zombie's latest opus without a hiccup or really delve into the neuroses of The Number 23, but am wildly intimidated by The Silence. This movie is absolutely fantastic. I can't say it's my favorite of this film trilogy, because Winter Light knocked me on my butt, but it is absolutely stunning regardless.
ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE JERKS! Am I allowed to say that? Maybe. While Harvey (which I watched the day before this one) shows how kind mankind can be to one another, The Silence shows how man is naturally cruel and selfish, resorting to personal needs and priorities. Ester's plight in this story makes her sister into an entitled b*tch who raises a son to piss in hallways.
Kind of forgot that part, didn't you? The kid pisses in a hotel hallway. Why do we sympathize with this kid? Probably because the mother is so despicable.
What is also interesting to see is Bergman's incestual relationship between all of the family. The mother seems to be seducing the boy, sleeping next to him nude and forcing him to bathe her. Ester admits her jealousy of her sister's debauchery around town. While this can be interpreted as envy for her health, it seems that Ester's love is misguided and almost perverted.
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MCT:August 16, 2007
One of Bergman's most hypnotic and intriguing cinematic works. 3rd part of the outstanding trilogy on the absence of God. Broke new ground in film history.
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MCT:April 14, 2007
After the breakdown of an apparent incestuous relationship, siblings Ester (Thulin) and Anna (Lindlom) find they are no longer to tolerate one and other. Caught between the pair is Anna's son Johan (Lindström) whom, oblivious to the battle for his affection, roams around the mysterious hotel they are staying in and encounters some very strange characters.
Dark, brooding and typically vague, this is a superb film from Bergman in what was his final entry in his "Faith Trilogy". Here he allows long periods of silence to be punctuated with natural noises which can prove both startling and soothing depending on the scene.
As with Persona the film is tinged with surrealism and it feeds off the strong central leads who ratchet up the levels of animosity and despair to unparalleled heights. This is then topped off by some wonderful cinematography and precise framing (just watch how the sisters are kept in shot whilst being in two different rooms).
Whilst the film may not stir up the same levels of controversy as on its release (there's off screen female masturbation and a brief flash of flesh), its impact on viewers still remains as strong as ever. If you are a Bergman fan then this is a must.
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