Cries and Whispers 1972 123movies

Watch: Viskningar och rop 1972 123movies, Full Movie Online – In turn-of-the-century Sweden, cancer-stricken, dying Agnes is visited in her isolated rural mansion by her sisters Karin and Maria. As Agnes’ condition deteriorates and pain management becomes increasingly more difficult, fear and revulsion grip the sisters, who seem incapable of empathy, and Agnes’ only comfort and solace comes from her maid Anna. As the end draws closer, long repressed feelings of grudging resentment and mistrust cause jealousy, selfishness, and bitterness between the siblings to surface..
Plot: As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can’t offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband’s attempted suicide, caused by his discovery of her extramarital affair. The self-loathing, suicidal Karin seems to regard her sister with revulsion. Only Anna, the deeply religious maid who lost her young child, seems able to offer Agnes solace and empathy.
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Ratings:

	8.0/10 Votes: 34,467
	94% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 566 Popularity: 15.537 | TMDB

Reviews:

Though 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 to be savoured, exquisitely.

Ingmar Bergman’s 1972 film Viskningar och rop (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 impulsive Karin (Liv Ullmann), and the stern and frigid Maria (Ingrid Thulin). Though ostensibly there to comfort Agnes in her last days, they are essentially just waiting for her to die, as they are too more preoccupied with their unhappy marriages, their mysterious personal feud, and the specifics of dividing up the estate. It falls to Agnes’ devoted maid Anna (Kari Sylwan) to provide any human warmth. One of the most emotionally touching aspects of the film is this contrast between the selfless love of a member of a despised underclass and the indifference (or outright disgust) expressed by Agnes’ own family.

Bergman had made the transition to colour film with En Pasion of three years earlier, but Viskningar och rop finally exploits its possibilities. Red is ever present on screen, whether in the red wing of the house in which Agnes lies dying, the red transitions between scenes, or the vivid blood that flows in each of the sisters’ flashbacks to the decay of their marriages. Sven Nykvist’s cinematography is, as always, brilliant. And though one doesn’t often think of the makeup artist in a Bergman film, whoever worked on this one deserves praise for making such a glamorous actress as Harriet Andersson (still in her late 30s then and quite glamorous) look convincingly decrepit.

Bergman considered Viskningar och rop one of his two greatest films, along with 1966’s Persona. I must say, however, that I have never ranked it so highly. While Viskningar och rop continues to amaze me on every viewing, Viskningar och rop does tend to exhaust its overt symbolism and interpersonal dynamics right away, and I rarely come back to it. Furthermore, I feel Bergman wove too much of this film out of what had become stock gestures for him, such as incestuous siblings, and a man speaking about the need to trust God when he himself has lost faith.

Illusion
Just the fact, that I only gave this 6 out of 10 will make quite a few people not liking my review. And I can understand that some people are very into this movie. I would have loved to feel the same way, but although I think it superb (from a technical viewpoint) it didn’t do as much as movie itself to me.

I guess the recent movie Amer might be one to compare this with, though even that did more to me, even without a coherent plot to follow that this one. One thing is for sure though: This might not be the right choice to start, if you haven’t seen any Bergman before. The fact that they had a Bergman retrospective in Berlin was a good way for quite a few people to get their Bergman or rediscover him.

Discovering is also a theme in the movie, which might bedazzle or not. Depending on your view of that, it will do either wonders and make you love this or not.

Other Information:

Original Language sv
Runtime 1 hr 31 min (91 min)
Budget 400000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama
Director Ingmar Bergman
Writer Ingmar Bergman
Actors Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan
Country Sweden
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 16 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,474 m (Italy)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format Digital, 35 mm