In fact, this is the cry and whisper of each of us

Danielle 2022-04-20 09:02:11

The viewing process was full of discomfort, especially Agnes' shouting and the sound of breathing when he was about to suffocate, which made people shudder. Everyone in it is cold, unhappy, lacking in love but yearning for it. Almost every character can see their own shadow. Karin longs for love, but is afraid of being rejected and hurt, so she rejects others and wraps herself with heavy protection (when changing clothes, she wears several layers of the same bottom skirt). Karin's pain is that on the one hand, she is soberly aware of her own problems and the lies of the world, but she cannot create love. Instead, she is waiting, waiting to be saved, loved, and given. Maria gets a lot of love but is still not satisfied, needs everyone to like herself and always looks out. She is sadder than Karin. Agnes did not receive the complete love of his mother, and even had a weak body. Even after death, the soul refuses to leave, and still asks for it from the living. Maybe she is the lucky one among the sisters, at least she has Anna's care (although Anna is the daughter who projected the deceased onto Agnes, at least Anna always "hears" their inner sorrow and cry, and never leaves); at least she There was a moment of contentment, and at that moment the shouting and whispering disappeared. Bergman said that red represents inner desire. The large areas of harsh red in the film are disturbing. Do people feel uneasy when faced with too strong a desire? When faced with cravings, can you create your own instead of waiting for others to satisfy you?

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Extended Reading
  • Lou 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    This picture is too beautiful, even Caravaggio in several places. Interestingly, similar structures such as "Sick-Healthy People", closed spaces, and character wrestling appeared in "Still in the Mirror" in 1961, "Silence" in 1963, and "Masquerade" in 1966. appeared again. The subject of discussion is still the loss of communication and discourse, and there are still inescapable "Bergmanian propositions"—love and alienation for mothers, hatred for brothers, and what he calls "emotional blackmail," and his Tirelessly questioning God. Even the "Agnes Resurrection" scene in the details comes from his ten-year-old experience of being locked up in a morgue. The real Bergman I like exists in these four women, "I don't trust anyone, I don't love anyone, and I don't miss anyone", harsh, indifferent, and Anna is his secret room. The open gap is absolutely gentle. Like two sides of a coin, firmly attached to each other. (I love him 555)

  • Elbert 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    Bergman is that every movie has to do something new, try new breakthroughs, right? There is only one scene in each person's memory, but enough details and plots are explained. It is really powerful, and the method of trying is also very bold. It was filmed before the Autumn Sonata, but the two have some similarities in the relationship between the characters and the plot. A bit of a pity.

Cries & Whispers quotes

  • Agnes: There's someone out there. Anna. There's someone out there.

  • Maria: Your arguments have always bored me.