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Cries and Whispers
1972
· Movie
· 92 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #331
- IMDb #489
- Rotten Tomatoes #463
- Letterboxd #263
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #825
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #576
Every rating
74–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A woman dying of cancer is cared for by her two sisters and a devout servant in their remote family manor. As her condition worsens, the long-repressed tensions, resentments, and secrets between the sisters surface. The house becomes a suffocating chamber of physical agony and emotional turmoil.
Details
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer
- Ingmar Bergman
- Released
- 21 December 1972
- Country
- Sweden
- Language
- Swedish, German, Danish
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $400.0K
- Awards
- 22 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 29 →2 major awards won · 22 wins from 29 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1974 | Best Cinematography | Sven Nykvist | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1973 | Vulcan Technical Grand Prize | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1974 | Best Picture | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1974 | Best Director | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1974 | Best Original Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1974 | Best Costume Design | Marik Vos | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 1974 | Best Supporting Actress | Ingrid Thulin | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 1974 | Best Cinematography | Sven Nykvist | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Sven Nykvist | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Marik Vos | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Vulcan Technical Grand Prize | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
BAFTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Sven Nykvist | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ingrid Thulin | Nominee |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Ingmar Bergman | Nominee |
David di Donatello
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Foreign Director | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Special David | Liv Ullmann | Winner |
| Special David | Kari Sylwan | Winner |
| Special David | Harriet Andersson | Winner |
| Special David | Ingrid Thulin | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Liv Ullmann | Winner |
| Best Director | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Best Film | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
Guldbagge Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Harriet Andersson | Winner |
| Best Film | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Special Achievement | Sven Nykvist | Winner |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
| Top Foreign Films | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Sven Nykvist | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Film | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
Jussi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Ingmar Bergman | Winner |