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23/09/1963 Drama, Romance 1h 35m
75
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BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

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.

  1. Ingmar Bergman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ingrid Thulin

    Ester

  2. Gunnel Lindblom

    Anna

  3. Birger Malmsten

    Bartender

  4. Håkan Jahnberg

    Hotel Steward

  5. Jörgen Lindström

    Johan

  6. Kotti Chave

    Officer in the Train Compartment

  7. Lissi Alandh

    Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)

  8. Leif Forstenberg

    Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)

  9. Eskil Kalling

    Bar Owner (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-31
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 ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Swedish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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