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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.
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Release Date
- September 23, 1963
- Languages
- Spanish, Swedish, English, German, French
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- Sweden
Cast

Ingrid Thulin
Ester

Gunnel Lindblom
Anna

Birger Malmsten
Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg
Hotel Steward

Jörgen Lindström
Johan

Kotti Chave
Officer in the Train Compartment

Lissi Alandh
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman
Paperboy (uncredited)