Summary
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
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- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 89Audiences 85GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer91%
Metascore86
Audience score93%
Letterboxd · 479 K ratings4.4/5
IMDb8.0
User score8.0
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries
+116Released
1966
October 18, 1966
60 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Swedish
Original language
Made in
- Sweden
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 4
- Ingmar Bergman Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
- Bo Arne Vibenius Assistant Director, Still Photographer
- Kerstin Berg Script Supervisor
- Lenn Hjortzberg Assistant Director
Production · 1
- Lars-Owe Carlberg Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
- Lars Johnsson Assistant Camera, Still Photographer
- Anders Bodin Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Ulla Ryghe Editor
Sound · 5
- Lars Johan Werle Original Music Composer
- Per-Olof Pettersson Sound
- Lennart Engholm Sound, Sound Assistant
- Olle Jakobsson Sound mixer
- Evald Andersson Sound Effects
Art · 2
- Bibi Lindström Production Design
- Karl-Arne Bergman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Mago Costume Design
- Börje Lundh Makeup Artist
- Tina Johansson Makeup Artist
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