Editing Cries and Whispers (section)

===Filming===
[[File:Taxinge Näsby slottet 02.JPG|thumb|alt=Large, two-story tan-and-white house|''Cries and Whispers'' was filmed at Taxinge-Näsby Castle, outside [[Mariefred]].]]
[[Principal photography]] took place from 9 September to 30 October 1971.<ref name="Cowie">{{cite AV media |last=Cowie |first=Peter |date=2015 |title=On-Set Footage |work=Cries and Whispers |medium=Blu-ray |publisher=The Criterion Collection}}</ref> Nykvist used [[Eastmancolor]] film, which reduced [[Film grain|graininess]] and would be the most sensitive to colours.{{sfn|Armstrong|2012|p=84}} The final, outdoor swing scene was shot early in production so the filmmakers could have sunlight before the darker season set in.<ref name="Cowie"/> Ullmann said that every scene was shot in natural light, using large windows for indoor scenes.{{sfn|Long|2006|p=6}}

Andersson described the on-set mood as light, an antidote to the film's heavy subject matter. She said that although she usually read the screenplay and went to bed early during a production, the filmmakers kept her awake late to enhance her tired, ill appearance.<ref name="CowieAndersson"/> The actress modeled her death scene on the death of her father, and Bergman directed her deep, violent inhalations.<ref name="CowieAndersson"/>