The Silence

1963 R 1h 35m 7.7

Two estranged sisters, Ester and Anna, and Anna's 10-year-old son travel to the Central European country on the verge of war. Ester becomes seriously ill and the three of them move into a hotel in a small town called Timoka.

"The Silence" is about the emotional distance between two sisters. The younger one is still attractive enough to pick up a lover in a strange city. The older one -- even though she is very ill -- would like to make a human connection also but cannot leave the hotel room. Traveling with the sisters is a small boy who escapes into the hotel, meets a troupe of dwarfs. Which sister is this little boy's mother?

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Info about The Silence

Studio(s): SF Studios

Originally Released: Feb 03, 1964

Production Country: Sweden

Genres: Drama

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Currently you are able to watch "The Silence" streaming on The Criterion Channel, Kanopy. It is also possible to rent or buy on Google Play, VUDU, YouTube, AppleTV online.