Cries and Whispers (Cries and Whispers) (1972)

Cries and Whispers (1972)

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Cries and Whispers

R 95 minutes SV Drama

Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's attempted suicide, caused by his discovery of her extramarital affair. The self-loathing, suicidal Karin seems to regard her sister with revulsion. Only Anna, the deeply religious maid who lost her young child, seems able to offer Agnes solace and empathy.

Siv Lundgren

Editor

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Owe Svensson

Sound Designer

Sven Fahlén

Sound Designer

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Top cast

Liv Ullmann

Maria

Ingrid Thulin

Karin

Kari Sylwan

Anna

Harriet Andersson

Agnes

Erland Josephson

David

Georg Årlin

Fredrik

Anders Ek

Isak

Henning Moritzen

Joakim

Ingmar Bergman

Narrator (voice)

Ingrid Sandell

Girl at a Family Gathering (uncredited)

Ingrid Bergman

Spectator

Linn Ullmann

Maria's Daughter

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Production companies:

Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet

Production countries:

Sweden

Budget:

$400,000

Production crew

Siv Lundgren

Editor

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Owe Svensson

Sound Designer

Sven Fahlén

Sound Designer

Marik Vos-Lundh

Costume Design

Tommy Persson

Sound Designer

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Keywords

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19th century

cancer

dying and death

mansion

sibling relationship

sister

sweden

Certificate:

R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)