En este, el testamento de Bergman hacia la fuerza del alma Karin y María ayudan a su hermana moribunda Agnes. Desafortunadamente los celos y el egoísmo toman más importancia que la empatía.

Cries and Whispers sees Bergman embracing his powerful and sophisticated use of color—the perplexing intensity of the reds and the whites in this film remains unparalleled. Beware: this feverish, sumptuous exploration of human monstrosity is perhaps not a horror film, but a film about horror.