Cries And Whispers

Ingmar Bergman’s Cries and Whispers is beautifully photographed in color—unlike most of Bergman’s best known films. It won an Academy Award® for cinematographer Sven Nykvist. The story is a character study of three sisters, one of whom is dying of cancer. The dying sister maintains a sense of gentleness and grace through her unbearable pain while the other two, who have come to comfort her, bicker and manipulate. They put their selfishness before empathy. The result is a thought provoking, unsettling tale of life and death as told by the legendary director through pictures of brilliant quality.