THE SHOUT

UK | 1978 | COLOR | DCP | 86’ | ENGLISH

A mysterious stranger claiming to have returned after years of roaming the Australian deserts and to have supernatural powers, through which he could even take a human life, invades the fragile marriage of a couple living in a peaceful English village. In the same manner, the great Polish filmmaker invades the flow of a regular drama following a metaphysical route that allows him to play with the limits of real and imaginary as well as with the audience’s expectations regarding what comes next, narrating a horror parable about the conflict of civilized human beings with their primal selves. Amazing performances by Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York, a dreamy and eerie atmosphere, Grand Prix at Cannes. L.K

DIRECTOR: Jerzy Skolimowski
SCREENWRITERS: Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Austin
DoP: Mike Molloy
MUSIC: Tony Banks
EDITOR: Barrie Vince
PRINCIPAL CAST: Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York, Robert Stephens, Tim Curry

JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI
Polish director, screenwriter, playwright, and painter born in 1938. He studied Film at the famous Lodz School in Poland. Along with Polanski, he is the last major figure of a unique generation of Polish filmmakers. He has received numerous awards at all great international film festivals.

FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTED)
2022 EO
2015 11 Minutes
2008 Four Nights with Anna
1985 The Lightship
1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
1982 Moonlighting
1978 The Shout
1970 Deep End
1967 The Departure
1966 Barrier
1965 Walkover