Rent Cries and Whispers (1972)
3.7 of 5 from 131 ratings
1h 28min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- In rural Sweden around the turn of the century, three sisters reside in a vast manor house with their housekeeper. Agnes (Harriet Andersson) lives out the last days of her life in pain, hoping for companionship and affection. Surrounded by her sisters, Karin (Ingrid Thulin) and Maria (Liv Ullmann), Agnes takes comfort in the fact that her remaining time can be spent with those close to her. However, dissatisfaction in their day-to-day-lives, and the estrangement that they feel from one another, causes the sisters to become increasingly self-absorbed.
- Actors:
- Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, Anders Ek, Inga Gill, Erland Josephson, Henning Moritzen, Georg Årlin, Ingrid Bergman, Lena Bergman, Lars-Owe Carlberg, Malin Gjörup, Greta Johansson, Karin Johansson, Ann-Christin Lobråten, Börje Lundh, Rossana Mariano, Monika Priede, Linn Ullmann
- Directors:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producers:
- Ingmar Bergman, Lars-Owe Carlberg
- Narrated By:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writers:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Others:
- Sven Nykvist, Marik Vos
- Aka:
- Viskningar och rop
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman: Part 2, A Brief History of Films About Sisters, All the Twos: 1972-2012, Award Winners, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, New Waves in Norwegian Cinema, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh, Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Sweden
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/01/2023
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- Swedish LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly Commissioned Artwork by Andrew Bannister
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Reviews (2) of Cries and Whispers
Whispers - Cries and Whispers review by Avijit
Lucky Bergman was not French! Not hard to imagine what a modern day French filmmaker of the likes of Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, 2002) would have made of this quite violent theme. Not to be watched if you are feeling a bit low!
1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Acquired Taste - Cries and Whispers review by TP
My own fault really, I picked a film by a Director that I'd heard of but never seen before, and without really looking to see what it was. This is a dense arthouse film which relies on the viewer to fill in some big gaps in the plot for themselves. If you know the Director's themes and obsessions it probably all makes sense. If you sit down and watch it cold without having read up on it then you will, like me, find yourself heading for IMDB / Wikipedia to understand what on earth it all meant after it finished.
0 out of 3 members found this review helpful.