Bergman stated on numerous occasions (for example in the interview book Bergman on Bergman) that The Silence meant the end of the era in which religious questions were a major concern of his films.
Bergman je u više prilika (primjerice u knjizi intervjua Bergman on Bergman) da je Tišina označila kraj ere kad su religijska pitanja zauzimala istaknuto mjesto u njegovim filmovima.