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Cries and Whispers (Criterion Collection)
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Cries and Whispers (Criterion Collection)
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| | | A haunting and shattering film experience.
Features: DVD
From the agony of dying, legendary director Ingmar Bergman creates a testament to the strength of the soul, and from a story of unbearable pain, a film of absolute power. Karin and Maria come to the aid of their dying sister, Agnes, but jealousy, manipulation, and selfishness come before empathy. Agnes, tortured by cancer, transcends the pettiness of her sisters' concerns to remember moments of being, moments that Bergman, with the help of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Sven Nykvist, translates into pictures of staggering beauty and unfathomable horror.
"The most complex, perceptive, and humane of Bergman's works..." Judith Crist, New York Magazine
"It is style that elevates this masterwork, lends it its extraordinary sense of intimacy." Newsweek
Editor's Note
Ingmar Bergman's acclaimed drama, which deals with the fractured relationships between three sisters, is set in a vast turn-of-the-century manor house where unidentified voices are continually whispering and mingle with a dying woman's cries of pain. Karin and Maria (played by Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann, respectively) have come to stay with their sister Agnes (Harriet Andersson), who is suffering from cancer, during the final stretch of her illness. Attending to Agnes is her faithful maid Anna (Kari Sylwan), who, in spite of her apparent social inferiority, is the only one who remains steadfast and dauntless until the very end--the two other women, plagued by guilt, loneliness, and jealousy of one another, are unable to offer assistance or even sympathy in their sister's hour of need. Lauded often for its innovative stylistic elements (such as flashbacks introduced by a fade to red--a color that dominates the picture as a whole--and extreme, expressive close-ups of the actresses' faces), CRIES AND WHISPERS features sumptuous period costume design and stunning photography by longtime Bergman cinematographer Sven Nykvist.
| Features | Optional Image Quality: RSDL Dual-Layer Edition | | New Digital Transfer, Enhacned For 16X9 TVs | | Ingmar Bergman: Reflections On Life, Death And Love With Erland Josephson--A Candid And Revealing 52-Minute Interview With Bergman And Long-Time Collaborator Erland Josephson, Originally Broadcast On Swedish Television | | Optional English-Dubbed Soundtrack |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Home Vision/Public Media |
| Release Date: 6/19/2001 |
| Running Time: 91 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1972 | | Catalog ID: 070 | | UPC: 00037429156322 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Swedish | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, Swedish | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew | Harriet Andersson | | Ingrid Thulin | | Kari Sylwan | | Liv Ullmann | | Ingmar Bergman - Director | | Sven Nykvist - Director of Photography | | Lars-Owe Carlberg - Producer | | Ingmar Bergman - Writer |
| Awards |
Oscar (1974) | | Sven Nykvist, Winner, Best Cinematography | | | Ingmar Bergman, Nominee, Best Director | | | Ingmar Bergman, Nominee, Best Picture | | | Ingmar Bergman, Nominee, Best Writing, Story And Screenplay Based On Factual Material Or Material Not Previously Published Or Produced |
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