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Cries and Whispers

Cast

Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Kari Sylwan, Liv Ullmann View All


Crew

Ingmar Bergman (Screenplay), Ingmar Bergman (Director) View All

Release: Dec. 21st, 1972
Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
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mark f
The film's actual ending is one of the most beautiful of any Bergman film, no matter how much suffering it takes to reach it.
Okay
Bergman does eventually showcase some needed intimacy out of these characters via the ending, which is nothing but a wide open window to let the viewer breathe, after being suffocated by the characters' bleakness for such a long time.
Zotis
I think this is the third Bergman film I've seen, and wow...
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