Editing Cries and Whispers (section)

==Release==
Every major film-distribution company rejected ''Cries and Whispers'', even when Bergman asked for an [[advance against royalties|advance]] of only $75,000.{{sfn|Steene|2005|p=44}} Its U.S. rights were bought by [[Roger Corman]] of [[New World Pictures]] (who favored having the studio branch out into arthouse distribution such as with ''[[Amarcord]]'') for $150,000. Corman spent an additional $80,000 on marketing to go with booking the film on the drive-in circuit.{{sfn|Balio|2010|p=296}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |date=1977-06-07 |title=Roger Corman, Tycoon of 'Z' Movies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/06/07/roger-corman-tycoon-of-z-movies/745ec2e5-323c-4955-9a11-6d1aa8834e85/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the producer, the film made a profit of $1&nbsp;million and was Bergman's biggest success in the U.S.{{sfn|Corman|Jerome|1990|p=190}} Author Tino Balio reported a U.S. gross of $1.2 million from 803 theatres, and called it Bergman's best-performing film since ''The Silence''.{{sfn|Balio|2010|p=296}} To qualify for the [[46th Academy Awards]], distributors hurried to premiere ''Cries and Whispers'' in Los Angeles County (several months before its Swedish release).{{sfn|Gado|1986|p=399}} It premiered in [[New York City]] on 21 December 1972.{{sfn|Steene|2005|p=299}}

The film premiered at the Spegeln theatre in [[Stockholm]] on 5 March 1973.{{sfn|Steene|2005|p=299}} ''Cries and Whispers'' was later shown out of competition at the [[1973 Cannes Film Festival]], where Bergman received a strong positive reaction from the audience.{{sfn|Gado|1986|p=399}}

At the [[61st Berlin International Film Festival]] in February 2011 (with Andersson in attendance), ''Cries and Whispers'' was screened in the Retrospective section.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2011/02_programm_2011/02_Filmdatenblatt_2011_20110311.php#tab=filmStills |title=Viskningar och rop |publisher=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |access-date=21 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042316/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2011/02_programm_2011/02_Filmdatenblatt_2011_20110311.php#tab=filmStills |archive-date=1 December 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/film/harriet-andersson-ingmar-bergman-var-javligt-svartsjuk/ |title=Harriet Andersson: 'Ingmar Bergman var jävligt svartsjuk' |last=Brander |first=Maria |work=[[Expressen]] |language=sv |date=14 February 2011 |access-date=21 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081052/https://www.expressen.se/noje/film/harriet-andersson-ingmar-bergman-var-javligt-svartsjuk/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2015, [[The Criterion Collection]] released a [[2K resolution|2K]] restoration on [[Blu-ray]] in [[Blu-ray#A|Region&nbsp;A]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/07/01/bergmans-cries-and-whispers-is-a-blu-ray-revelation/ |title=Bergman's 'Cries and Whispers' Is a Blu-ray Revelation |work=[[Village Voice]] |last=Atkinson |first=Michael |date=1 July 2015 |access-date=13 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114043542/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/07/01/bergmans-cries-and-whispers-is-a-blu-ray-revelation/ |archive-date=14 November 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>