"Cries and Whispers" follows the method of Bergman's previous work "The Silence", starting with the ticking of clocks, using five different clock sounds with close-ups of hands and pendulums. Time is of extraordinary importance in the film. , Close-up pictures of clocks are interspersed in various parts of the film. Nick West’s photography exudes all the charm of the film, creating an “oil painting-like texture” on the screen. But in fact, the use of colors in the film is "unnatural", and the large color blocks with red as the base tone are too strong. However, this "shortcoming" fits the film's inherent needs. Color is related to the character's psychology and emotions, so those pictures that usually appear artificial and blunt are particularly appropriate in the film. Bergman described in an almost naturalistic way that terminal cancer patients are step by step towards the end of their lives in debilitating and severe pain. For this reason, he must use beautiful pictures and bright colors to reconcile them, so as not to make people fall into the right. The fear of death and the despair of life. The dead Agnes and her diary tell of the beauty of an ideal life, which makes the scene of the three sisters and Anna walking in the forest covered with golden leaves at the end of the film even more touching
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Cries & Whispers evaluation action
2022-01-11 08:02
Extended Reading
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Gaston 2022-01-11 08:02:34
1. A movie full of extreme emotions such as pain, despair, alienation, holiness, and destructive power. 2. Striking red: transitions, wallpaper, curtains, carpets, a quartet of women in white. 3. Bergman, who is best at taking face shots: exposes the character's soul with a long close-up mirror, which is similar to [Mask]. 4. Anna embraced the resurrected Agnes naked in her arms, paying tribute to the Pieta. 5. Morning Mist Manor and the short and beautiful ending, the clock is the same as [Wild Strawberry]. (9.5/10)
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Carley 2022-03-23 09:02:49
Re-watch; the red that is spread out in large areas symbolizes fierce disputes, and the black and white costumes represent indifference and rejection. The facial close-up of the painful cry at the time of the onset tore the disguise in one fell swoop, "I never loved you", so the stroking and hugging are delusions. Lost communication and understanding, the swing talk in the autumn only exists in the diary.
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Maria: I have no need of pardon.
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Karin: Anna. You hear that?
Anna: I hear only the wind and the ticking of the clocks.
Karin: No. It's something else.
Anna: I don't hear anything else.
Karin: I'm freezing. Good night.