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<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <font size="2"><p>Movie Review <font size="4"><br>Cries and Whispers</font> <br>by David Ng</font> <p>Despite its emotional turbulence, <i>Cries and Whispers</i> is a quiet movie. Most of it takes place in silence or in hushed tones. The incessant ticking of clocks, which opens the movie, constantly reminds us of the vast emptiness of the manor. Visually, writer-director Ingmar Bergman and cinematographer Sven Nykvist (who won an Oscar for his work) enshroud the actresses in shadows. In one scene, Karin, Maria and Anna are called in the middle of the night by Agnes’ screams, and with only a single oil lamp, they navigate the vast corridors of the manor like lost children in a forest, the darkness threatening to swallow them up at every corner. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font> </body>