The Silence

1h 35m · 1963 · Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Silence (1963) runs 1h 35m, directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.