When Agnes was dying of illness, the two sisters returned to her and took turns to take care of her. Together with Anna, the maid who had taken care of her for more than ten years, in such an environment, naked let us see the truth most directly. and falsehoods, heard shouts and whispers. The conflict and turning point of the film occurs when the seriously ill Agnes dies. Before that, the sisters' love and thoughtfulness, their patience and affection in caring for the patient seemed so sincere. After that, the sisters were unwilling and unable to pretend, because they could whisper lies to the living, and they could only shout and tell the truth to the dead.
Sisters who have never been close are forced to be emotionally kidnapped together because of Agnes' serious illness. On the surface, they give and expect a response to each other, but in fact they are unwilling to give and do not believe that there will be a response at all, because they can't get rid of it. Depression, torture, breakdown, and outbursts from emotional kidnapping. After Agnes passed away, all real emotions spread out so coldly, resisting and isolating each other. And the only sincere maid, Anna, is the only hope left by the film to the audience, the hope for true love.
In 1972, Bergman made this remarkable and great film. The serious and beautiful language of the camera lens, the delicate close-up of the strong impact, Bergman, who has been using movies to seek emotional answers, has created such a "dilemma" in this film, and people in this predicament have to face it. Emotional kidnapping, you have to disguise your feelings with whispers, you have to give your emotions and accept the response, and the sisters have to, there will always be a moment when they are exposed, and then fall apart; and the maid Anna has to give it to Agnes' greatest comfort, support and strength. The difference between the two is that it is true, "true" feelings, "true" feelings, all of which have to become true, and the more they are tied, the tighter they are.
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