The Silence (1963)

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.

Genres: Drama, Romance

What to watch after The Silence

• The Passion of Anna (1969) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Saraband (2003) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Summer Interlude (1951) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Summer with Monika (1953) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Shame (1968) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) — Ingmar Bergman directed both