CRIES AND WHISPERS
synopsis
In turn-of-the-century Sweden, cancer-stricken, dying Agnes is visited in her isolated rural mansion by her sisters Karin and Maria. As Agnes' condition deteriorates and pain management becomes increasingly more difficult, fear and revulsion grip the sisters, who seem incapable of empathy, and Agnes' only comfort and solace comes from her maid Anna. As the end draws closer, long repressed feelings of grudging resentment and mistrust cause jealousy, selfishness, and bitterness between the siblings to surface.
international title: | Cries and Whispers |
original title: | Viskningar och rop |
country: | Sweden |
year: | 1972 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ingmar Bergman |
film run: | 91' |
release date: | UK 09/02/1973, SE 05/03/1973, NL 17/05/1973, FR 19/05/1973, DK 27/08/1973, IT 28/09/1973, PT 14/12/1973, GR 06/01/1974, ES 19/01/1974, IE 08/02/1974, BE 01/03/1974, DE 10/03/1974, PL 06/1974, FI 04/10/1974, UA 31/10/2018 |
screenplay: | Ingmar Bergman |
cast: | Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan |
cinematography by: | Sven Nykvist |
film editing: | Siv Lundgren |
art director: | Marik Vos-Lundh |
costumes designer: | Marik Vos-Lundh |
producer: | Ingmar Bergman, Lars-Owe Carlberg |