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Cries And Whispers

1972, Movie, R, 95 mins

Cries And Whispers: Review

Relentlessly somber, Ingmar Bergman's late career high-point is also hauntingly elliptical and exquisitely crafted. The film examines three sisters (Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann and Harriet Andersson) one of whom is dying, and the robust family retainer who cares for them (Kari Sylwan). Bergman uses the four women as metaphors for humanity, respresenting how we respond to anxiety, death and the visitations of what appears to be an angry God. Read the complete review for Cries And Whispers