Cries and Whispers
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Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries.
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.
| Released | 21 Dec 1972 |
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| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 1 hour, 35 minutes |
| Countries | Sweden |
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Jan Harlan: “[Kubrick] was very impressed and depressed by Cries and Whispers — he could barely finish it. I was with him.”
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Cries and Whispers strikes me as the most painful and beautiful film about death … and sisterhood.
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