Story Line
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.
“Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries.”
Top Cast
Liv Ullmann
Maria
Ingrid Thulin
Karin
Kari Sylwan
Anna
Harriet Andersson
Agnes
Erland Josephson
David
Georg Årlin
Fredrik
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Rating
7.9/ 10
Release Date
1972-12-21
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (3)
talisencrw
10/10
•5/13/2016Though my personal favourite of Bergman's films will always be the first I've seen, for sentimental reasons ('Through a Glass Darkly'), this is outstanding. Essential for all cinephiles. A masterclass of acting, directing and cinematography. A dish t...
CRCulver
7/10
•8/26/2018Ingmar Bergman's 1972 film <i>Viskningar och rop</i> (Cries and Whispers) was one of the auteur's major achievements of that decade. In a Swedish country house, the dying Agnes (Harriet Andersson) is visited by her two sisters, the sensual and impuls...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•5/28/2023There are certainly some very strong performances in this rather downbeat drama from Ingmar Bergman. "Agnes" (Harriet Andersson) is bed-ridden, dying of cancer and being tended by her two sisters "Karin" (Ingrid Thulin); "Maria" (Liv Ullmann) alongsi...