The silence /
"Two sisters--the sickly, intellectual Ester (Ingrid Thulin) and the sensual, pragmatic Anna (Gunnel Lindblom)--travel by train with Anna's young son Johan (Jorgen Lindstrom) to a foreign country seemingly on the brink of war. Attempting to cope with their alien surroundings, the sisters r...
| Uniform Title: | Tystnaden (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Swedish English |
| Language Notes: | Soundtracks: Swedish and English; optional new and improved English subtitles. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2003]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
211. |
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| Summary: | "Two sisters--the sickly, intellectual Ester (Ingrid Thulin) and the sensual, pragmatic Anna (Gunnel Lindblom)--travel by train with Anna's young son Johan (Jorgen Lindstrom) to a foreign country seemingly on the brink of war. Attempting to cope with their alien surroundings, the sisters resort to their personal vices while vying for Johan's affection, and in so doing sabotage any hope for a future together. Regarded as one of the most sexually provocative films of its day, Ingmar Bergman's The silence offers a brilliant, disturbing vision of emotional isolation in a suffocating spiritual void"--Container. Third in a trilogy of films (with Through a glass darkly and Winter light) which explored man's relationship with God as Ingmar Bergman saw it. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. A foreign film (Sweden). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: New high-definition transfer of the original, uncensored Swedish version, with restored image and sound -- Exploring the film : video discussion with Ingmar Bergman biographer Peter Cowie -- Poster gallery for the trilogy films -- Essay by film scholar Leo Braudy -- Original U.S. theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([12] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Directed by Ingmar Bergman ; photography, Sven Nykvist ; film editor, Ulla Ryghe. |
| ISBN: | 0780027043 |