Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
411 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
- Ivan RenlidenOriginal Music Composer
- Ingmar BergmanScreenplay
Cast
- Ingrid ThulinEster
- Gunnel LindblomAnna
- Birger MalmstenBartender
- Håkan JahnbergHotel Steward
- Jörgen LindströmJohan
- Kotti ChaveOfficer in the Train Compartment
- Lissi AlandhWoman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
- Leif ForstenbergMan in Variety Hall (uncredited)
- Eskil KallingBar Owner (uncredited)
- Karl-Arne BergmanPaperboy (uncredited)
- Carl AnderssonCast
- Olof HuddénCast
Stills
Themes
hotelsibling relationshiptravelragedesirecomplexsister sister relationshipanxiousplayfuldramaticsuspensefuldefiant