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BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.Read moreLess
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.
The story
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Ingrid ThulinEster
Gunnel LindblomAnna
Birger MalmstenBartender
Jörgen LindströmJohan
Kotti ChaveOfficer in the Train Compartment
Lissi AlandhWoman in Variety Hall (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Sven Nykvist
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Editor
- Ulla Ryghe
- Producer
- Allan Ekelund
- Original Music Composer
- Ivan Renliden
- Screenplay
- Ingmar Bergman