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"Cries and Whispers"
1972
Directed by Ingmar Bergman 

One of Bergman's most honored films follows the spiritual journey of four  women:  a spinster dying of cancer, her two sisters, and the peasant woman who cares for her.  Ingmar Bergman's anguished, searing examination of the lust, envy, betrayal, love and self-mutilation that passes between the four women results in this sculpted, metaphysical drama. "Bergman uses the women as metaphors for humanity, representing how we respond to anxiety, death, and the visitations of what appears to be a wrathful rather than benevolent God" (James Monaco). With Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. "**** The vision of a filmmaker who has absolute mastery of his art." - Roger Ebert.  Winner - New York Film critics Circle Award, Best Picture, Director, Screenplay and Actress (Ullmann). Cinematography by Sven Nykvist. Swedish with English subtitles.  91 minutes.

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