| Voice of Silence | |
| Director: | G. W. Pabst |
| Producer: | Silvio D'Amico |
| Starring: | Aldo Fabrizi |
| Music: | Enzo Masetti |
| Cinematography: | Gábor Pogány |
| Editing: | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Studio: | Società Italiana Cines Franco London Films |
| Distributor: | Lux Film (Italy) Discifilm (France) |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | Italy France |
| Language: | Italian |
| Gross: | 737,751 admissions (France)[1] |
Voice of Silence (Italian: '''La voce del silenzio'''; French: '''La Maison du silence''') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by G. W. Pabst, written by Giuseppe Berto, starring Aldo Fabrizi and Jean Marais.[2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy.
A group of people, to try to make sense of their existence, retreats to a convent because each has problems considered insurmountable: a war veteran who is given up for dead returns from captivity in a sensational way and once home he finds his wife married and happy with another man; a partisan, during a war action, causes the death of three people; a votive candle dealer is too selfish to practice his trade. Then a writer famous for his production of works for adults arrive at the convent through which, according to many detractors, he corrupts many young minds, and a young priest who, dismayed by such a tumult of souls, is seized by mistrust regarding his vocation. At the end of the stay, everyone will leave, both those strengthened in their convictions and those who remain with their character and decide to continue their previous life.