The Silence is the title of A movie written and directed by Ingmar Bergman in 1963, starring Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom as main characters. The movie was very controversial in that it depicted female masturbation and implied lesbianism and incest. The "Silence" in the title is supposed to be the silence of God. The plot involves two sisters: one is dying and the other mentally ill. They have an unconsummated incestuous relationship, are mostly concerned with pitying themselves. Trapped between them is the younger sister's innocent son Johan. A majority of the action takes place in an empty hotel in an undefined European country on the brink of war or insurrection; subtle clues (including the misspelled name of the town) appear to point to the country as being Finland. An Internet Movie Database is quoted as classifying it: "This is Bergman at his most disturbing." Leo Braudy essay at criterionco.com A movie written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, in 1997. It's a story about a blind boy who earns a living tuning instruments to support his mother and himself. The movie uses Beethoven's 5th Symphony. The movie was banned in Iran. Episode 61 in season 2 of The Twilight Zone, aired April 28, 1961, written by Rod Serling, directed by Boris Sagal and including Franchot Tone, Liam Sullivan, Jonathan Harris and Cyril Delavanti. See also: The Twilight Zone, Episode List, Season 2 A band, of which John Parr was once a member. This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
