MOVIE · 1972
Cries & Whispers
Drama95 min
Agnes is dying of cancer in a Swedish mansion at the end of the 19th century, and the sisters gathered around her are too consumed by their own pain to give her much comfort. Harriet Andersson is Agnes; Ingrid Thulin’s Karin and Liv Ullmann’s Maria keep vigil while old resentments and emotional distance fill the house. The tenderness Agnes receives comes mostly from the servant Anna (Kari Sylwan), whose closeness to her stands apart from the family’s reserve. Ingmar Bergman’s drama unfolds through memories, silence, religious imagery, and a striking red-walled interior where the line between the present, the past, and nightmare begins to blur.
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