Well, there are so many amazing moments in this film that it's hard to pick a specific one to call as my favorite, but by far I go for the part where Agnes (dead) is with Maria on her bed... then she kisses her, and Maria, in the most cruel way, reacts with absolute horror. Fantastic, and Liv Ullmann was spectacular in that.
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Like forbidden10 I find it quite tough to pick a favorite scene as the film is filled with memorable and evocative moments. On balance the one I would choose is where the priest in his eulogy for Agnes questions God's complicity in human suffering and reveals his own personal spiritual doubts. This connects to the views of the priest in Winter Light and the feelings of Bergman himself as revealed in The Seventh Seal and the overall "Faith Trilogy" (ie. Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light & The Silence). It also has resonance with my own thoughts and I'm sure those of many others.
shareThat is my favorite one too, it blows me away every time. So honest and intimate!
sharedef. the whole sequence where the two sisters go and talk to Agnes, the colors, the acting, the camera, it was all perfect and amazing. And I'm still shocked to see how the 4 ladies were absolutelly brilliant in their performances.
shareyes, without a single doubt.
sharemy favorite is when Agnes is dead and is calling to her sisters and they react in repulsion and Liv Ullman has a fit of hysterics. It was a powerful scene.
shareI have only recently seen the film, and though it contains many brilliant scenes, I would like to mention the wonderful opening, brilliant use of sound, angels and color.
I hate when people talk during the mooovee!
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Batman & Robin
What about that scene when Karin and Maria (after they made up) r talking with red wall behind them, although we can't hear them - some cello suitte (by Bach, i mean) is the sound background... Remarkable. P.S. Pardon, if my english is bad - I'm from Serbia...
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yes, the point when karin confronts maria, and they have the sweet exchange after.
very revealing, dramatic. especially poignant, considering the wall goes back up soon after.
My favor is two sisters whispering in the hall, they move lips but no any sound and they don't react to the waitress, very surreal!
shareWow! I just watched this remarkable film for the very first time. Wow!
I've become a huge Bergman fan. Fanny And Alexander, and Scenes from A Marriage are on their way to my home. (dvdplanet!) :)
Of course, I will watch cries And Whispers again....I'm sure I missed a lot....I'm sure I'll learn something new every time I see it.....
My favourite scene, as someone else mentioned, was what I perceived to be Anna's dream sequence (or did I misinterpret hahaha?), where at the beginning, she encounters the two sisters, unable to be heard, ....scary! 2001-esque!
I also loved the scene when the two sisters come to understanding, and the music plays in place of dialogue.
Wonderful film.
Darren Skuja
"Film Is The Ultimate Artform"
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I only saw this movie once, on its first release in London, and much of it is still with me today.
For sheer visceral impact, the 'tissue of lies' scene when Karin mutilates herself takes some beating (does anyone who speaks Swedish know if the pun also works in that language, or whether someone at the subtitlers had a moment of inspiration), but for me, the best scene was the last, when the movie bursts out of its womb-red colour scheme and the grim, ticking confines of the death house into a bright summer garden, when green and gold flood the senses (in my memory, anyway) and Agnes is again young, well and full of joy, a glorious relief and catharsis of all the tension, horror and madness that came before. It was literally overwhelming. I didn't shift from my seat for about five minutes after the credits had finished rolling...
yap,Rayge, that is my all time favorite in whole cinematography along with (Ups, again, the same movie) the moment when Anna(half naked) hold Agnes in her arms in most beautiful -rubens like- position of chubby mother of god who just took off from the crosss her son.That was 'Pieta' of mr.bergman
shareI just saw this movie for the first time ever and I'm stunned. Such a beautiful piece of art. Rayge, I am Swedish and I'd like to answer your question but I didn't quite understand what you wanted to know!?! Please re-phrase and I'll be glad to assist you. For the record my favourite scene was the "goodbye" scene in the end of the film. Colder and darker elements in a movie isn't easy to come by.
shareRondum,
In the scene where Karin mutlilate herself with the piece of glass, she says something (according to the subtitles) like 'it's just a tissue of lies'. In English, the phrase 'tissue of lies' means something woven together out of lies, with the added idea that it is somehow flimsy, gauzy and insubstantial. The phrase is used to denounce discredited beliefs.
Another meaning of tissue is from biology, where it means a collection of similar cells: thus skin, bone and flesh are all considered 'bodily tissues'.
So, in this scene, Karin is saying, in English at least, both that the idea of marriage and sexual happiness is an untruth, and that her sexual organs – the 'tissues' she is tearing at – have let her down, as a powerful double image.
I was wondering if the Swedish have the same double meaning?
Thanks for getting back to me – your English is so much better than my Swedish!
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As already pointed out by others, there are many very powerful moments in this film, and I don't think I can pick any particular favorite. Regardless, I'd like to mention one that anybody else hasn't brought up yet: the multiple close-up shots of the actresses' faces (and their excellent expressions and dialogue) against the red wall were brilliant moments of intense intimacy. Their heavy dresses and especially the hairstyles with all hair gathered up also helped to create a strong focus on their faces.
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